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Air Commando: 50 Years of the USAF Air Commando and Special Operations Forces, 1944-1994 Philip D. Chinnery, Harry C. Aderholt Paperback - Published 1997

Air Commando One : Heinie Aderholt And America's Secret Air Wars
by Warren A. Trest
Hardcover - 320 pages 1 edition (May 15, )
Smithsonian Institution Press; ISBN: 156098807X
 

Any Place, Any Time, Any Where : The 1st Air Commandos in WWII (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) by R. D. Van Wagner With a focus on the might and flexibility of air power, Cochran and Alison constructed an experimental unit which cut across the structured lines of conventional organizations. Forming an air arsenal which was totally unique in its composition and application, they combined the firepower of P-51A fighters and B-25H bombers with the logistical tentacles of C-47 transports, CG-4A gliders, L-5 and L-1 light planes, and UC-64 bush planes to reach far behind Japanese lines. Amazon.com Hardcover Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; ISBN: 076430447X

Air Commando Fighters of World War II by Edward Young The Air Commando concept was first employed in the trackless jungles of Burma in 1944, where Wingate's British Army operated behind Japanese lines, completely cut off from other Allied units, and supported only by air. Eventually seven Air Commando fighter squadrons served in the CBI and the Western Pacific campaign. This book looks at this unique group. Amazon.com Paperback - 128 pages  Specialty Pr; ISBN: 1580070221

Airborne : A Guided Tour of an Airborne Task Force by Tom Clancy Includes an extensive interview with the commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, General John Keen.  Paperback - 352 pages Reprint edition  Berkley Pub Group; ISBN: 0425157709

Airborne Rangers
Alan Landau, Frieda Landau 
Paperback / Published 1992

Allied Special Forces Insignia
by Peter Taylor
Covers the insignia of the Commandos, SAS, OSS, Rangers, Allied airborne units and other special forces of WWII.
Listed under Uniforms
 

America's Special Forces: Weapons, Missions, Training Vol 2 David Bohrer Paperback - 128 pages  Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760313482

At the Hurricane's Eye: US Special Forces from Vietnam to Desert Storm Greg Walker Paperback

The Black Devil Brigade : The True Story of the First Special Service Force in World War II
by Joseph A. Springer
Hardcover - 344 pages 
Pacifica Pr; ISBN: 0935553509

Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
by Mark Bowden
Special Forces disaster in Mogadishu 1993
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The Commandos : The Inside Story of America's Secret Soldiers
Douglas C. Waller
Paperback Reissue edition 
Dell Pub Co; ISBN: 0440220467

The Company They Keep : Life Inside the U.S. Army Special Forces
Anna Simons
Listed under Green Berets

Delta Force : The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
by Charlie A. Beckwith, Donald Knox
(Mass Market Paperback -- June )

Delta: America's Elite Counterterrorist Force
Terry Griswold, et al
Paperback / Published 1992

Elite Warriors: 300 Years of America's Best Fighting Troops
Lance Q. Zedric, Michael F. Dilley 
Hardcover

The Green Berets (Serving Your Country)
Thomas Streissguth
Listed under Green Berets

In Search of the Warrior Spirit
Richard Strozzi Heckler
An enlightened look at advanced special forces training.
Paperback / Published 1992
 

In the Combat Zone: Special Forces Since 1945 Robin Neillands Hardcover

Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
by Eric L. Haney
Hardcover: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385336039; 1st edition (May 14, )

Mobile Guerrilla Force: With the Special Forces in War Zone D
James C. Donahue
Paperback

No Heroes : Inside the FBI's Secret Counter-Terror Force
by Danny O. Coulson, Elaine Shannon

Hardcover - 593 pages
Pocket Books; ISBN: 0671020617

Once Upon a Wartime: A Canadian Who Survived the Devil's Brigade
by Peter L. Cottingham

The Supercommandos: First Special Service Force, 1942-1944 An Illustrated History
by Robert Todd Ross

Perilous Options: Special Operations As an Instrument of US Foreign Policy
Lucien S. Vandenbroucke
Hardcover / Published 1993

The Quiet Operator: Special Forces Signaller Extraordinary
John Simpson, Mark Adkin
Paperback

Raiders of the China Coast : CIA Covert Operations During the Korean War (Special Warfare Series)
by Frank Holober
Listed under Korean War

Secret Forces of World War II
Philip Warner
Covers such units as the Long Range Desert Group, Chindits, Commandos and the SAS, and the forces of SOE.
Hardcover - 245 pages 1st americ edition (April 1991)
Scarborough House; ISBN: 0812830601

Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces
by Tom Clancy, et al
Shadow Warriors is the third of Tom Clancy's commander books, and this time around Clancy teams up with General Carl Stiner, retired, to recount the recent history of U.S. Special Forces. Clancy notes that while Special Forces played important roles in World War II and Vietnam, the U.S. military has always been uncomfortable with "elites" and their unconventional methods and thus tended to view them primarily as a "sideshow." However, in 1980 when 53 Americans became hostages in Tehran, it became painfully clear that the conventional military tactics of the day, aimed at countering the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, simply could not deal with this new kind of threat. Most of the book revolves around Stiner's military career: its beginning in the late '50s, his tour in Vietnam as a Green Beret, various assignments in the Middle East, and his final stint as commander of SOCOM (U.S. Special Operations Command). Particularly interesting are Stiner's firsthand accounts of the Achille Lauro hostage rescue, the invasion of Panama, and operations in Desert Storm. Clancy fills in and adds context to Stiner's career and to the Special Forces themselves, including short stories of the Jedburgh teams in World War II and the formation of the Green Berets in the early '60s. Though at times disjointed, the result is a fascinating and timely glimpse into the evolution of U.S. Special Forces. --Harry C. Edwards - Amazon.com
(Paperback -- February 4, )

SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars
by John L. Plaster
In 1972 the U.S. military took steps to ensure that such a book could never be printed by destroying all the known photos that existed of the top-secret Studies and Observations Group. But unknown to those in charge, SOG veterans brought back with them hundreds of photographs of SOG in action and kept them secret for more than three decades. More than 700 irreplaceable photos bring to life the stories of SOG legends Larry Thorne, Bob Howard, Dick Meadows, George Sisler, "Q" and others, and documents what really happened deep inside enemy territory: Operation Tailwind, the Son Tay raid, SOG's defense of Khe Sanh, Hatchet Force operations, Bright Light rescues, HALO insertions, string extractions, SOG's darkest programs and much more. Amazon.com
Hardcover - 496 pages (January 1, )
Paladin Press; ISBN: 1581600585

Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces
by Tom Clancy, et al
(Paperback)

The Special Air Service (Men-at-Arms No 118)
James Shortt
Paperback / Published 1981
Special Order

Special Forces Handbook
Paperback / Published 1965
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Special Forces Operational Techniques, Department of the Army Field Manual
Paperback - 536 pages (June 1965)
Paladin Press; ISBN: 0873640470

That Others May Live : The True Story of the PJs, Real Life Heroes of the Perfect Storm
by Jack Brehm, Peter Nelson
From the Back Cover
"That Others May Live is not just a great adventure story. Reading about the exploits of the military's elite pararescue jumpers, you can feel deeply the ache of decency, patriotism, service, and honor -- the profound desire to make the world better that shapes the American mythology of altruism."
Paperback - 287 pages (January 30, )
Three Rivers Pr; ISBN: 0609806769

Twilight Warriors (Special Warfare Series, No 6)
by Martin C. Arostegui
"... journalist and counterterrorism expert Martin C. Arostegui tells the stories of the Twilight Warriors: secret training exercises in the Australian desert; pitched warfare in the Falklands, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East; and some of the most X-rated R&R strikes ever carried out around the world ...." Ingram
Mass Market Paperback - 352 pages Reprint edition (March )
St Martins Mass Market Paper; ISBN: 0312964935

Unconventional Warfare : Rebuilding U.S. Special Operations Forces (The Rediscovering Government Series)
by Susan L. Marquis
Paperback - 385 pages 
The Brookings Institution; ISBN: 0815754752

US Army Special Forces 1952-84 (Osprey Elite Series)
by Gordon Rottman
Paperback / Published 1985

US Army Rangers and LRRP Units 1942-87
(Osprey Elite Series, No 13)
by Gordon L. Rottman

US Elite Counter-Terrorist Forces
Stephen F. Tomajczyk
Paperback

U.S. Special Forces : Airborne Rangers
by Alan Landau, Rita Landau, Hans Halberstadt
Hardcover - 384 pages 
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760307784

SAS Personal Trainer
by John N. Wiseman, John "Lofty" Wiseman
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Paperback - 192 pages (December )
Lewis Intl Inc; ISBN: 0966677110

Uneasy Warriors: Coming Back Home - The Perilous Journey of the Green Berets
Vincent Coppola
Hardcover / Published 1995
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