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Gives an insight into specialist kit and vehicles presently used and equipment that is being developed and trialed throughout the world. Covering a variety of kit, from Dry Deck Shelters to mini submarines and swimmer delivery vehicles (SDVs), former Royal Marine Commando Michael Welham draws on his own extensive diving experience to reveal exactly how this equipment is used by Special Forces dive teams
A Time for WarWhen a President and a Prime Minister want to go to war to remove a dictator and gain control of his country’s vast reserves of oil, they must gain public support. A threat from the dictator President to use chemical and biological weapons gives them their reason. But the weapons inspectors just can’t find the evidence that the country has such weapons. To counter this, a political dossier is created claiming the existence of weapons of mass destruction. A Time to DieDr John Finch, the world-renowned British specialist in chemical and biological weapons, is a member of a UN inspection team. He discovers that no such weapons exist, that the dossier is misleading and refuses ...
"Readers may be astonished at how much scholarly digging and the release of once-secret information have transformed the history of this campaign. At times it seems like a whole new war". -- New York Times Book Review.
This book contains some 600 entries on a range of topics from ancient Chinese warfare to late 20th-century intervention operations. Designed for a wide variety of users, it encompasses general reviews of aspects of military organization and science, as well as specific wars and conflicts. The book examines naval and air warfare, as well as significant individuals, including commanders, theorists, and war leaders. Each entry includes a listing of additional publications on the topic, accompanied by an article discussing these publications with reference to their particular emphases, strengths, and limitations.
Lars Møller giver i "Specialoperationer" et indblik i, hvad specialstyrkerne lavede under den kolde krig, og hvad de laver i dag. Styrkens udvikling og filosofi gennemgås, inden der tages hul på nogle fantastiske historier. Bogen giver desuden et indblik i de italienske specialstyrker, der skabte inspirationen til dannelsen af Navy Seals og frømandskorpset, helt tilbage under anden verdenskrig. "Specialoperationer" er en bog om frøerne og jægerne, der gør det umulige muligt, og som har leveret afgørende indsatser inden for den nyere historie. Oberst Lars Møller har desuden skrevet "Operation Bøllebank" og "Snigskytter". Lars R. Møller er tidligere oberst i Forsvarskommandoen. Han har udgivet en lang række bøger om sine oplevelser i Forsvaret heriblandt "Det danske Pearl Harbor" (2008), "Vi slår ihjel og lever med det" (2010) og "Operation Bøllebank" (2011).