Re: Good books on Special Forces?

>From a U.S. perspective, I can only recommend two that I've actually
read 
that are about units in general and not specific operations:

The Commandos (I'l look the author up when I get home today) - focuses
on 
specific operations in the Gulf, but also gives a good overall coverage
of 
three US units: The Navy SEALs, The Army's Special Forces, and the Air 
Force's Special Operations Wing.  The writer was the first civilian 
journalist allowed to observe both SEAL Hell Week AND the Special
Forces' 
Robin Sage.

Marine! by Tom Clancy -
This is actually about the USMC, specifically a Marine Expeditionary
Unit 
(Special Operations Capable), which TECHNICALLY isn't a spec ops unit,
but 
try telling that to the Marines or anyone who's been on the receiving
end of 
a MEU (SOC) beach party.

Brian Bilderback

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Oerjan Ohlson" <oerjan.ohlson@telia.com>
Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
To: "FT" <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Subject: Good books on Special Forces?
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 17:45:26 +0200

Hi,

The title says most of it. A collegue of mine is interested in SF ops
(not just US Special Forces, but any similar organisation), and is
looking for books covering them in general (ie, not books like "Bravo
Two Zero" which only cover one operation).

Any advice?

Later,

Oerjan Ohlson
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

"Life is like a sewer.
   What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
- Hen3ry

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