PHANTOM WARRIORS (Book Two)

Gary A. Linderer, 2001, 360 pages, 38 photos, ISBN 0804119406. The fifth in a series of books about US Army LRRPs, LRPs and Rangers in combat in Vietnam the author, a decorated Vietnam veteran. The book reveals details about a number of long-range patrols, their successes and failures and provides faces and names to those who fought and died and those who survived. A fitting tribute to the memory of those KIA and MIA who never came home. Recommended to anyone interested in understanding the true nature of men in combat.

Battle For The Central Highlands-A Special Forces Story

George E. Dooley, 2000, 274 pages, 47 photos, ISBN 0804119392. The story of a member of the US Army Special Forces in Vietnam during the mid 1960’s. Told in a straight-forward manner, without embellishment or bravado as a salute to all KIA and MIA personnel. Well worth reading. Recommended for the student of unconventional warfare.

Eyes Behind The Lines-L Company Rangers in Vietnam, 1969

Gary A. Linderer, 1991, 307 pages, 2 photos, ISBN 0804108196. The first book of several the author of his experiences in the US Army 101st Airborne Rangers in Vietnam on long-range patrols. Recommended to all army students of patrolling.

Phantom Warriors-LRRPs, LRPs and Rangers in Vietnam

Gary A. Linderer, 2000, 372 pages, 1 photo, ISBN 0804119988. More true Vietnam combat stories a veteran Ranger. Recommended to all infantry tactics students.

Six Silent Men-101^st Airborne Rangers (Book Two)

Kenn Miller, 1997, 293 pages, 2 photos, ISBN 0804115648. Additional Vietnam combat long-range patrol stories a survivor of those patrols. Recommended to all infantry students.

Six Silent Men-101^st Airborne Rangers (Book Three)

Gary A. Linderer, 1997, 372 pages, 22 photos, ISBN 0804115672. The 3rd book in the series on LRRPs, LRPs and Rangers in Vietnam combat. Recommended to all infantry students.

MI6-Fifty Years of Special Operations Stephen Dorril

2000, 907 pages, no photos, ISBN 1857027019. An encyclopedia of British security and intelligence of the post-world war two period. Reveals many successes and failures and provides a great deal of insight into the conduct of those previously-secret operations. Highly recommended for the serious student of British national security issues.

The Intelligence War Donald P. Steury

2000, 128 pages, 118 photos, ISBN 1567999581. An analysis of the "great game" of military intelligence in World War Two the Allies, illustrated many never-before-published excellent photographs and illustrations. The true story of the importance of applying intelligence breakthroughs, knowing Axis intentions and applying tactics to defeat those plans. Recommended for the serious student of the "need-to-know" principle.

Daggers Drawn-Second World War Heroes of the SAS and SBS

Mike Morgan, 2001, 236 pages, 35 photos, ISBN 0750925094. A compilation of action-bios of "some of" the original founding members of two of the world’s most elite special forces, many of which have never been revealed outside those elite units. Some photos provided have never before appeared in print. Highly recommended for the serious collector of SAS and SBS material.

GHOSTS-An Illustrated story of the SAS

Ken Connor, 2000, 224 pages, 125 photos, ISBN 0304352489. The history of the origins and evolution of the Special Air Service told a former member who served 23 years in that elite regiment. Most of the photos have never appeared in the public arena before, together with many aspects of past special operations. Highly recommended to the serious student of British special forces.

PAPA BRAVO ROMEO-US Navy Patrol Boats at War in VietNam

Wynn Goldsmith, 2001, 285 pages, 24 photos, ISBN 080411921-X. A first-hand account of the role of light, fast riverine patrol boats in VietNam a former crewman. One of only a very few books on this topic to date. It fills a void in naval warfare history, previously only lightly covered US Navy UDT and SEAL teams in other literature. Recommended for the serious student of naval special and non-conventional warfare and maritime interdiction operations. A lot of lessons-learned, earned the sacrifice of those crewmen who never returned from VietNam.

KALASHNIKOV- Machine Pistols, Assault Rifles and Machine-Guns, 1945 to Present

John Walter, 1999, 143 pages, 121 photos and illustrations, ISBN 1853673641. A complete technical manual on the Klashnikov series of small arms including the ubiquitous AK-47 from its origins in the WWII German Army MP 43 assault rifle. Includes bayonets, sniper long-range sights, image-intensifying, night vision and grenade-launching accessories. Recommended for the serious student of land warfare tactics, small arms development and military firearms history.

HEROES OF THE SAS-True Stories of the British Army’s Elite Special Forces Regiment

Barry Davies, 2000, 252 pages, no photos! ISBN 0753504677. A collection of anecdotes of past and currently serving members of the SAS related a former SAS member. Provides another oblique view into the characteristics, personalities and strength of character of a cross-section of the regiment. The last chapter “What happens to Ex-SAS soldiers?” states that some Ex-members go on to “fabricate a story” which perpetuates “the mystique” of the regiment. This author has, to date, produced no fewer than 4 SAS books, all of which “tell it like it is” and do not perpetuate any “SAS mystique”.  Recommended for the student of special forces.

CHARIOTS OF THE DAMNED-Helicopter Special Operations from VietNam to Kosovo

Mike McKinney and Mike Ryan, 2001, 215 pages, 32 photos, ISBN 0007107714. The behind-the-scenes stories of American special operations with a focus on the vital role played helicopters and their crews in clandestine combat operations and combat search and rescue missions. The author reveals failures as well as successes under extremely dangerous conditions. A valuable contribution to the history of special operations. Recommended reading for the serious student of military combat aviation.

The Canadian Submarine Service In Review

J. David Perkins, 2000, 208 pages 150 photos and illustrations, ISBN 1551250314. This books’ title says it all, a comprehensive review of Canada’s silent service. A remarkable and truly Canadian voyage to the bottom of the sea! An exceptional contribution to Canadian military history and an honour to Canada’s naval tradition a former submariner. The author of several books and many articles on submarines, the reader literally dives with him as Neptune’s guide. A rare and privileged look at underwater warfare through Canadian eyes. This book should be required reading all naval officers past, present and future. Bravo Zulu!

Canada’s Submariners 1914-1923

J. David Perkins, 1989, 226 pages, 110 photos and illustrations, ISBN 1550460145. The early history of the Canadian submarine service revealed for the first time to the public. The outstanding account of the establishment of the underwater arm of Canada’s infant navy told in technical but understandable terms. Highly recommended reading for the serious student of Canadian naval history.

Through A Canadian Periscope-The Story Of The Canadian Submarine Service

Julie H. Ferguson, 1995, 363 pages, 94 photos and illustrations. ISBN 1550022172. An insight into Canada’s submarine service as told the wife of a former submarine officer. Also includes Canadians in World War Two who served in secret underwater operations such as bomb and mine disposal, midget submarines, two-man chariots and other naval special warfare. A most valuable contribution to Canadian naval history. Recommended for the serious student of military history.

Spy Sub-A Top Secret Mission To The Bottom Of The Pacific

Roger C. Dunham, 1996, 222 pages, 16 photos. ISBN 1557501785. The story of the US Navy’s successful secret submarine search for a sunken Russian submarine, its weapons and codes. A rare glimpse inside America’s cold war underwater intelligence gathering operations. Recommended reading for all students of underwater warfare.

The Silent War-The Cold War Beneath The Sea 

John Pina Craven, 2001, 304 pages, only 3 photos? ISBN 0684872137. Written as a first-hand account the former Chief Scientist, US Navy’s Special Projects Office, this book provides a very rare behind the scenes and under-the-water look at US clandestine underwater projects and operations during the Cold War era. No one could have been in a better position to present such a book. Only the future will reveal more details as

NOT STRENGTH - GUILE-The Amazing True Story of My Life in the SBS

Peter Mercer, 2000, 239 pages, 36 photos, ISBN 1857823680. The career of Peter Mercer in the Special Boat Service, argued some to be of a higher standard than its’ British “sister-service”, the Special Air Service; but, without question to be on-par as an elite force. Recommended for the serious student of special naval warfare.

OFFICIAL AsSASsin

Captain Peter Mason, 1996, 430 pages, 60 photos, ISBN 0932572316. The autobiographical true story of a member of the British SAS who, just after the end of WWII in occupied Europe, was one of several teams of SAS employed to track down, capture and execute former members of the Gestapo and SS. While some details of these operations have previously been revealed, this is the first time that an actual member of those “avenger-teams” has revealed first-hand memoires, tools, techniques and tactics. The author goes on to relate “some of” his further personal experiences as a post-war member of MI5, a secret agency of British intelligence. A remarkable book a remarkable man, highly recommended for the student of special forces.

TWILIGHT WARRIORS-Inside the World’s Special Forces

Martin C. Arostegui, 1997, 346 pages, 20 photos, ISBN 0312964935. A close-up view “inside” some of the world’s special forces. Reveals many previously unknown details behind counter-terrorist and military operations well-known units such as the US Army Special Forces Operational Detachment, Delta; the US Navy SEAL Teams; France’s GIGN and 2 REP (CRAP); Britain’s SAS and SBS;and Germany’s GSG9 as well as those which are not-so well-known such as Peru’s 19th Commando Battalion-Delta Company. An excellent book recommended as required reading to all those who previously thought they knew “all there was to know” about those elite forces.

The Mystery of the X-5-Lieutenant H. Henty-Creer’s Attack On The Tirpitz

Frank Walker and Pamela Mellor (sister of Henty - Creer), 1988, ISBN 0718306287, 239 pages, 38 photos. The story of the post-WWII investigation into the disappearance and loss of the British midget submarine, the X-5. It was one of six midget submarines sent to attack the German Navy’s capital ships in northern Norway, the Tirpitz, the Lutzow and the Scharnhorst. There is considerable evidence to believe that it did indeed successfully attack the Tirpitz and contributed to it being taken out of action. To date, the sub nor her crew of four has never been found and are still officially listed as missing in action the Royal Navy. Perhaps modern underwater technology used in a systematic search, combined with further technical analysis and research, will reveal her role, her fate and recognize her crews’ valour?

Sea Devils-Italian Naval Commandos in World War II

J. Valerio Borghese (as translated from Italian into English James Cleugh 1995, 264 pages, 45 drawings and photos. ISBN 155750072X. Orginal book entitled "Decima Flottiglia Mas" or Tenth Light Flotilla. The inside true story of the worlds first pioneer "underwater warriors", their concept, design, development, testing and operational employment of two-man manned torpedos (called "chariots" the Royal Navy) and light high-speed explosive-filled surface attack "speedboats" in World War Two. Actually employed successfully in the later days of World War One sinking an Austrian cruiser in harbor, the underwater unit was the first to commit "frogmen" on two-man underwater submersibles in modern naval special warfare. After sinking the British battleships Valiant and Queen Elizabeth in Alexandria harbour in Egypt only 12 days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour, this unit went on to attack shipping on several occasions in Gibraltar and Malta harbours.

STEALTHILY NIGHT-Clandestine Beach Reconnaissance and operations in World War II

Ian Trenowden, 1995, 80 photos, 250 pages, ISBN 0947554548. The long-overdue account of the Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (COPPs) of the Second World War. A well-researched history of the secret underwater engineering surveys and intelligence-gathering operations which lead to allied invasion successes. Reveals a great deal of previously classified behind-the-scenes techniques, tools and tactics many presently still in use other naval special forces. Required reading for all who claim professional standing in underwater warfare.

SPECIAL FORCES – A guided tour of US Army Special Forces

Tom Clancy and John Gresham, 2001, 47 photos, 366 pages, ISBN 0425172686. A thoroughly prepared book which “guides” the reader through the selection, training and employment of the “Green Berets”- The US Army Special Forces from its’ inception to the modern day. A guide to training, tools, techniques and “some of” their tactics. There are many books on the US Army Special Forces but this book is the only one to date that takes the reader along with the “tour” and not just “tells the story”. Required reading for all potential candidates for special forces training and for those who study it.

TEN-THIRTY-THREE – The Inside Story of Britain’s Secret Killing Machine in Northern Ireland

Nicholas Davies, 1999, no photos, 239 pages, ISBN 1840181877. The bestselling insider’s view of  the secret conspiracy between British intelligence and the gunmen of the UDA who targeted and killed Republican terrorists and ordinary citizens in the “dirty war” in Northern Ireland told the man who acted as the go-between in its creation and operation.

K-Men-The Story of the German Frogmen and Midget Submarines

C.D. Bekker,1973. 202 pages with 17 photos and 3 drawings. ISBN 0704100061. The only English language book on this subject produced to date. Examines the design, development, training and operations of German naval special warfare in WWII. Reveals the use of explosive-laden high speed boats, one-man and two-man "human torpedoes" and several midget submarines in the later years of WWII and "too little, too late" in their employment to have any decided effect on the outcome of the war. A classic and well worth reading researchers of underwater warfare’s origins.

Frogman VC 

Ian Fraser, 1957. 216 pages with 25 photos. No ISBN. One of only two known books written former crewmen of British midget submarine "X-Craft". The author won the Victoria Cross for his valor in sinking a Japanese cruiser in WWII. The author most clearly presents his career in midget submarines and underwater warfare as well as his post WWII career in commercial diving. A collectors MUST HAVE book.

And one from the Webmaster

The 50th Battalion CEF in No Man's Land. A CEF Books reprint of a memoir an infantry signaller who was in the 50th Infantry Battalion - Canadian Expeditionary Force in WW1 in France and Belgium. Victor Wheeler of Calgary kept an unauthorized short hand diary and when he came home in 1919 after five years overseas it went into his barrack box for the next 40 years. In the late 50s and 60s he re-visited the unit's adventures and the late 1970s he had written something you will find stirring and eye popping as he remembers his battalion's triumphs and tragedies. Its available at Chapters and through this link. If you have never read about the Canadian Army in World War One this is a good place to start!

Midget Submarines of the Second World War

Paul Kemp, 1999, 125 pages with 93 photos, 14 diagrams and 2 large, fold-out technical scale drawings. ISBN 1861760426. A technical reference on Italian, British, German and Japanese X-Craft and "chariot" type midget submarines/submersibles. Outlines the origins of the concept, design, testing and operation of these underwater craft and their tactical applications in wartime. An exceptional contribution to special naval warfare history. Perhaps the best book of its kind on this subject published to date. A MUST for the serious student of special operations. The author has made an exceptional contribution to naval history.

Underwater Warriors

Paul Kemp, 1996, 256 pages with 76 photos. ISBN 1557508577. A tactical reference on concept and development of the underwater warrior from the earliest recorded military history of underwater warfare in the U.S. Revolutionary War to the post-WWII period. Outlines the concepts, doctrine, training, equipment, tactics and operations of those early submariners and divers who conducted a wide range of attacks on ships in enemy harbours and reveals their successes, failures and "lessons-learned". Focuses on the human elements rather than the technology of the delivery system. A most excellent compliment to the author's latest book on underwater warfare (as listed above), "Midget Submarines of the Second World War".

Sea Devils-Italian Naval Commandos in World War II

J.V. Borghese (as translated into english J. Cleugh from the original Italian edition "Decima Flottiglia Mas") 1995, 269 pages with 46 photos and drawings/maps. ISBN 155750072X. The complete story of the Italian Navy special forces from pre-WWII to the Italian Armistice in 1943. It reveals the origins of the high speed surface attack speedboats loaded with explosives to the concept, design and operation of the underwater "chariot" crewed two divers. The original successful underwater attacks that sunk two British battleships in Alexandria harbour, a British cruiser in Crete and eleven other British freighters in Gibraltar are just but a few underwater operations detailed. It took a direct order from Prime Minister Churchill to force the Admiralty of the Royal Navy to study these Italian underwater warriors and an abandoned "chariot" to develop their own naval special forces. This book is at the roots of understanding naval special warfare and is a MUST-READ guiding textbook for the serious student of underwater warfare. The author was an original member of "Decima Mas" and the book had the assistance of all former flottila members, earning them all a special place in naval history!

Frogmen First Battles

W. Schofield and P. Carisella, 1987, 191 pages with 48 photos and drawings. ISBN 0828319987. Written U.S. researchers about the Italian Navy's special forces, the "Decima Mas", the pioneering underwater warfare unit of WWII. An excellent presentation of the origins, concept, technology, training and tactics of that unit. Recommended reading after reading "Sea Devils" as reviewed above.

The Midget Raiders-The Wartime Story of Human Torpedoes and Midget Submarines

(originally published in 1947 as "Above Us The Waves") C. Warren and J. Benson, 1954, 318 pages with 10 photos and 8 maps. No ISBN. Library of Congress Catalogue Card # 53-9342. An original book written about the British navy's "chariots" and midget submarines in WWII. Each successful or unsuccessful underwater operation is presented in detail together with maps of each operational area. The book also contains a memorial to all those who died in training or operations and is a tribute to those who helped design, build and test these special underwater craft. An excellent source of information for the serious student of naval special warfare and a tribute to its early pioneeers.

Confederate Underwater Warfare-An Illustrated History

L. Schafer, 1996, 204 pages with 24 photos and drawings. ISBN 0786401141. An excellent technically-sound and well researched textbook on the concept, design and tactics of the use of explosives underwater to block, hinder and attack the enemy in the U.S. Civil War both the Confederate and Union forces. It details the origins of the "torpedo" mine and the spar-attached "torpedo" as well as other underwater innovations in mine warfare. This book is rated the most technically sound book of its kind on this subject of the U.S. Civil War period and is HIGHLY recommended to all serious naval history students. NOT to be missed.

"IN SEARCH OF PEGASUS-The Canadian Airborne Experience 1942-1999"

	Bernd Horn and Michel Wyczynski. ISBN # is: 1-55125-039-X has 256 pages FULL of photos, many in colour! (hardcover edition only)
	Has been published by: VANWELL PUBLISHING LTD, 1 Northrup Crescent, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R 7S2 or from their U.S. office: VANWELL PUBLISHING LTD, P.O. Box 1207, Lewiston, NY 14092 or via website: <www.chapters.ca> or <www.amazon.com> I RATE THIS BOOK AS THE BEST CANADIAN AIRBORNE BOOK THAT I HAVE EVER READ TO DATE.....A FULL "10" RATING......Oh really Scott!

also on release at Chapters are:

	ONCE UPON A WARTIME-A Canadian Who Survived the Devil's Brigade Peter Layton Cottingham, ISBN # is: 0-9680969-1-3. 196 pages (paperback format). Only 5 photos.
	AIRBORNE-The Heroic Story of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in the Second World War Brian Nolan. ISBN # is: 1-895555-77-9.  227 pages with 17 photos. (hardcover edition)

BLACK WATER-Strength and Guile-A Life In The Special Boat Service

Don Camsell, 2000, 204 pages, 17 photos, ISBN 1852278730. The title says it all. An insight into one of Britain's elite forces, matching, if not exceeding that of the SAS. The author reveals previously undisclosed clandestine operations, training and personal experiences in the SBS. Highly recommended for the serious special forces student.

JUST A SAILOR-A Navy Diver's Story of Photography, Salvage and Combat

Steven L. Waterman, 2000, 284 pages, 60 photos, ISBN 0804119376. The author is more than "just a sailor" but a true member of naval special forces in combat and underwater and surface operations in UDT 13. An excellent book, hopefully to be followed with others. Highly recommended for the serious student of special forces. A collectors MUST HAVE book.

FREE FIRE ZONES-The True Story of US Navy SEAL Combat in Vietnam

Kevin Dockery, 2000, 247 pages including some previously classified Confidential documents. The fifth book on his SEAL career, among them WALKING

ECHO PLATOON

Richard Marcinko and John Weisman, 2000, 348 pages, ISBN 0671000705. The latest book in the "Rogue Warrior" series the authors. Lots of colourful descriptive text and action. Told as "fiction", this book (and series) nevertheless provides the reader with an on-going professional insight into special warfare tactics and strategies.

THE TERRIBLE HOURS - The man behind the greatest submarine rescue in history

Peter Maas, 1999, 309 pages, ISBN 0061014591. The behind-the-scenes true story of US Navy Captain Charles "Swede" Momsen and the actual rescue of the crew of the sunken USS Squalus. A gripping story told with such detail that the reader almost feels that he is on-the-scene. No submarine rescue before or since has such emotion. Highly recommended for the serious submarine student and book.

THE GURKHAS

John Parker, 1999, ISBN 0747275777, 276 pages, 38 photos. The inside story of the world's most feared soldiers. The history of the one of the world's true elite military units with but a cross-section of its battles, campaigns, honours and awards. An honour just to read this epic story. Highly recommended reading for the serious student of elite and special forces. A collectors' MUST have.

The Secret War Against Hanoi

Richard H. Shultz, Jr., 1999, 408 pages, 37 photos, ISBN 0060194545. An exceptional (declassified) analysis of Presidents Kennedy and Johnsons use of spies, saboteurs and covert warriors in North Vietnam. The author makes a major contribution to the telling of the whole story of the Vietnam war with an exceptional, systematic analysis of a wide range of espionage, special operations, sabotage, dis-information and "dirty-tricks" warfare conducted the United States. Recommended as required reading for all engaged in intelligence and special operations. A MUST read for the serious military and political science student of modern warfare.

Black Hawk Down

a story of modern war Mark Bowden, 1999, 386 pages, ISBN 0871137380. The heart-pounding, gut-renching, can't-put-it-down, true story of ninety-eight elite U.S. soldiers trapped in a to-the-death firefight in Mogadishu, Somalia. It honours the courage and memory of those who died there, those who barely survived there and those who did all they could to rescue them despite the odds, the lack of guts of a President and being the only worlds superpower! The author touches ones emotions and nerves and in this book makes only one mistake.....the book should have been dedicated to the memories of those who died in Somali. Recommended as required reading for all who would call themselves officers.

Secret Warfare

special operations from the great game to the SAS Adrian Weale, 1997, 300 pages, 35 photos, ISBN 034065824X. The development of British forces used in secret operations, many of which will only be revealed when the time limits of the Official Secrets Act run out (unless extended of course).

KNIFE EDGE

life as a special forces surgeon Richard Villar, 1997, 307 pages, 18 photos, ISBN 0140269371. A rare doctors-eye-view of British special operations with a surgeon's precision told in a no-nonsense manner. Life and death accounts a compassionate man now practising his profession to save others in far-flung countries experiencing mass civil disasters. Another must-read, must-collect book and another exceptional contribution to the world of special operations research.

SEAL TEAM ROLL-BACK

Tim L. "Bo" Bosiljevac, 1999, 316 pages, No photos!, ISBN 0380787148. Several "behind the lines" never-told-before, formerly classified SEAL Team operations in Vietnam.....south and north the author of Combat Search and Rescue Andy Evans, 1999, Arms and Armour Press UK, ISBN 1854093398, 192 pages, 35 photos. A review of the evolution and development of the "arts and sciences" of rescuing military personnel. The author presents many accounts of life-or-death scenarios in which airborne rescuers, a high risk to their own lives, snatch comrades-in-arms from certain death or capture the enemy from the Second World War to modern conflicts such as the balkan civil wars.

Brixmis

the untold exploits of Britain's most daring cold war spy mission Tony Geraghty, 1996, ISBN 0006386733, 355 pages, 40 photos. An inside look at the British Military Exchange Mission "BRIXMIS" in East Germany during the later years of the cold war, engaged in NATO intelligence gathering and verification. A revealing look at some of the successes of covert spying against the Russian-led Warsaw Pact forces in east germany. Highly recommended reading for the serious student of the cold war.

French Special Forces

Eric Micheletti, 1999, ISBN 2908182831, 160 pages, 238 colour photos! An exceptional book (in english) on the modern special forces of France the editor of RAIDS magazine. Outlines the units now forming France's Special Operations Command modelled after the British and the U.S. Special Operations Commands. Presents a cross-section of units structure, team selection, training, equipment, tactics, intelligence, and conduct of operations around the world. Highly recommended reading for the serious student of special operations and a MUST for the technical reference collector!

Israeli Special Forces

Samuel Katz, 1993. ISBN 0879387157, 128 pages, 126 photos. One of the Power Series of books on elite and special forces, this edition presents a concise view of several of Israels special units from a strategic and tactical perspective. It provides some examples of past combat special operations, some domestic, some foreign, some successful, some not. A welcome addition to the professional studying the need, origin and development of special forces around the world. Recommended as required reading the serious student of special forces.

No Heroes-Inside the FBI's Secret Counter-Terrorist Force

Danny O. Coulson and Elaine Shannon, 1999, ISBN 0671020617, 593 pages, 28 photos.

US Elite Counter-Terrorist Forces

S.F. Tomajczyk, 1997, ISBN 0760302200, 128 pages, 127 photos/drawings. One of the Power Series of books on elite tactical units. Presents Delta Force, DevGroup, the FBI HRT and many others.

THE REAL TEAM

Richard Marcinko, 1999, Pocket Books Publishers, ISBN 0-671-02464-7. 261 pages of the stories of the "REAL TEAM", the former members of the Rogue Warrior's SEAL Teams, namely SEAL TEAM SIX, SEAL TEAM SIX-Red Cell, SEAL TEAM SIX-OP Nav DELTA, the naval special warfare teams and units tell their stories in their own words.

THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

50 years of Para Rescue in Canada (1944-1994) the ParaRescue Association of Canada. 323 pages. Many, many photos! ISBN 0-9698072-0-1. The story of the development of the Canadian military para-rescue/search and rescue profession as told former and currently serving members in their own words (including diving training and underwater rescue operations). A most valuable contribution to our military history! Contains a nominal roll of all qualified para-rescue and SARTECH personnel (to 1994).A rare insight into the trials and tribulations of selection, training and operations in, over, under and around the second largest country in the world! A tribute to dedication and courage...so that others may live.....Highly recommended reading. In limited, hard-cover edition only from the Pararescue Association of Canada, Air Transport Group Headquarters, Astra, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1B0.

THE OPERATORS

James Rennie, 1996, Arrow Books, ISBN 0099728710, 260 pages, many photos. The inside story of 14 Intelligence Company. Selection, training (a glimpse only) and field operations (surveillance and intelligence-gathering) in Northern Ireland. Also outlines E4A/HMSUs, other RUC and British intelligence agencies as well as the SAS roles in counter-terrorism operations. Recommended reading for the serious student of countering the civil violence of modern urban "guerilla" warfare.

ONE UP, A Woman In Action With The SAS

Sarah Ford, 1997, Harper Collins Publishers, ISBN 000638837X, 273 pages, many photos. Another inside story of 14 Intelligence Company but one of it's first female operators. Offers a more "close up and personal" view of 14 Int Coy's role and the high degree of stress "on-the-job". Recommended reading for the serious student of counter-terrorism and critical incident stress management. (Author now employed in the private sector high-risk close-protection business).

THE BULLET CATCHERS

Tony Geraghty, 1989, Collins Publishing, ISBN 0-586-20622-1, 464 pages, many photographs. The inside story of bodyguards and the closed world of close protection. A rare glimpse into the techniques, tools and training of what is considered to be one of the most stressful occupations next to bomb-disposal, both of which are involved in threat and risk management and crisis intervention.

THE WAR BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Julian Thompson, 1998, Pan Books Publishing, ISBN 0330367617, 476 pages, illustrated. An analysis of the creation, development and operations of British special forces from the Long Range Desert Group to the SAS and the SBS. A reference book written expressly for the Imperial War Museum from personal, historical and archival sources. Recommended for the serious student of the analysis of special operations units in war and in peace.

TRUE STORIES OF THE ELITE FORCES

edited Jon E. Lewis, 1993, Robinson Publishing, ISBN 1-85487-227-3, 277 pages but no photos or illustrations. Real life, true time accounts of some of the world's crack military units in close combat operations. Popski's Private Army of 1943, German paratroops rescuing Mussolini in Italy, British Commando's in the St. Nazaire raid, Israeli paratroops at Entebbe, 22 SAS at Princes Gate, US Army Special Forces in Vietnam, US Marines at Peleliu in 1944, the SBS in Greece in 1944, Italian Frogmen at Alexandria in 1941 and many others. Told those who were there in those units, from their grass-roots perspective. Epic tales of elite troops. Recommended for the arm-chair army-analyst.

FIRST INTO ACTION

A dramatic personal account of life in the SBS Duncan Falconer, 1998, Little, Brown & Company Publishers-UK. ISBN 0 316 64568 0, 338 pages. A rare, first-hand "auto-biography" of life in the "other" British special force, the Special Boat Service. Told in a meaningful manner, the book offers a unique glimpse inside the Royal Marines most clandestine unit. Highly recommended to all serious students of naval special warfare. NOT TO BE MISSED!

OPTION DELTA

Richard Marcinko and John Weisman, 1999, Pocket Books Publishers, ISBN 0 671 00068 3, 339 pages. (Fiction). The most recent SpecWar adventure of the Rogue Warrior battling terrorists to recover U.S. SADMs in Germany. A regular roller-coaster of action after action told in the way only the Rogue Warrior can! Recommended for the reader of special warfare adventures. Watch for his next book: Rogue Warrior-The Real Team (June 99)!

BLIND MANS BLUFF

The untold story of American Submarine Espionage Sherry Sontag and Christopher and Annette Drew, 1998, ISBN 1 891620 08 8, 352 pages. A revealing account of the use of US Navy submarines in the Cold War on intelligence-gathering missions against the former Soviet Union. Underwater cable-tapping, clandestine operations to retrieve nuclear secrets, codes and cyphers, infiltration, diving to recover lost Russian missiles, electronic eavesdropping on surface vessels and a host of "other" submarine activities including covert surveillance and reconnaisance within other nation's territorial limits. A long-overdue tribute to the sacrifice of the United States Navy Submarine Service and the crews who helped keep the cold war cold! The "Silent Service" now has a voice! Highly recommended reading. A collectors' GEM!

THE FROGMEN OF BURMA

	LCdr Bruce S. Wright, RCN(R) (Ret.). Foreword Admiral-of-the-Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Pp. 152, illustrated, and with end-paper maps. Published Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited 1968
	The Sub commanding the boom patrol vessel has gone sick. Will you take her out for the night?"' "The question started a chain of events that ended on the other side of the world amid the sandbars of the Irrawaddy River and the mangrove chaungs of the Arakan coast of Burma.
	So begins Lcdr Bruce Wright's marvellous account of the first unit of frogmen formed the Allies in the Second World War. Moreover, it is his own story; that of the Canadian nava1 officer who first produced a plan for the Allied troops to use underwater swimmers as an offensive weapon. It started in January 1941, in St. John's, Nfld., where Lcdr Wright, then a sub-lieutenant, was awaiting a new posting to a convoy escort. He replaced the ailing commander of the boom patrol vessel; then, while churning back and forth along the boom and net defences outside St John's Harbour, he conceived the idea of using underwater swimmers in waging war. "During that long night? as we rolled and pitched endlessly from one end of the net to the other,. he writes, "my mind ranged over many subjects. However, it always seemed to come back to one fascinating problem: how would I beat such a defence as now lay before me?"
	He could not know, of course, that the Italians and Japanese were already at work on the idea of using frogmen. But, in any event, his idea was original among the Allies. Shortly after this he went to sea in the corvette HMCS Lethbridge, put his ideas about frogmen on paper, and triggered a series of events which eventually involved and received the enthusiastic support of Admiral-of-the-Fleet The Earl Moucrtbatten of Burma. These events culminated with Lcdr Wright training and leading a group of skindivers against the Japanese in Burma, a decidedly mixed group of officers and men from different services, each of them qualified as a frogman, commando and parachutist. They were the 40 officers and men - Canadians, Englishmen, Scotsmen, Welshmen, and one South African - who led the British 14th Army's crossing of the Irrawaddy River in Burma, and the attacks along the Arakan Coast.
	Three of the men in Lcdr Wright's unit were decorated for gallantry during the Irrawaddy crossing, one of them a Canadian. Two of the awards were Military Crosses, and were won F/L G. Harry Avery, RCAF, of Ottawa; and Lt. James E. Turpin of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. The Military Medal was won Sgt Patrick Colgan, RAV. F/L Avcry won his MC while commanding No. 4 Section of the Sea Reconnaissance Unit before and during the establishment of a bridgehead on the bank of the Irrawaddy River in the Myitta area; during which he made several night reconnaissances in view of the enemy and gathered valuable information necessary for the furtherance of the operations. Part of the citation to the award states, "On the night of 24-25 February 1945 Flight-Lieutenant Avery led the first assault party across the river and guided craft to the landing beaches under heavy fire. His work was arduous and dangerous, but his remarkable achievements contributed greatly to the successful establishment of the vital bridgehead through which later the whole division passed."

The Longest Walk

The World of Bomb Disposal Peter Birchall, 1997 Arms and Armour Press Publishers, ISBN #1-85409-398-3. 223 pages, 37 photos and drawings. The never-before published historical account of the development of the art and science of bomb disposal in the British military and police forces. The author traces the establishment of the craft of bomb disposal in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (now the Royal Logistics Corps), the Royal Air Force, the Royal Engineers, the Royal Navy and various UK police forces from the origin of the ammunition trades in the army in 1896 through to the modern Yugoslavian conflict including counter terrorist operations around the world to date. Selection, training and employment of bomb technicians are outlined in detail and the author presents "some of" the advances in technology without revealing anything which could assist potential bomb makers. Nine pages are devoted to the Royal Engineers. This is the first official publication of its kind in England and in the British armed forces and it is a proud tribute to all those who have made the longest walk and never returned from it. An exceptional contribution to the official record of bomb disposal. A challenge to someone who would author a similar book on Canadian explosives disposal? I cannot recommend this book too highly as REQUIRED reading all those employed in the profession of explosives disposal.

Demo Men

edited Gary R. Smith, (retd US Navy EOD/SEAL), 1997, Pocket Books, ISBN # 0~71-52053-9, 252 pages, 18 photos. 19 individual chapters of explosive ordnance disposal stories from all around the world, U.S. military bomb technicians who experienced them as narrated in their own words, some of whom are lucky to be alive to tell their own story! Educational and entertaining at the same time! Recommended reading along with the authors previous 3 SEAL books, Death in the Jungle", "Death in the Delta" and "Master Chiefs."

The Simple Guide to Rebreather Diving

Steve Barsky, Mark Thurlow and Mike Ward, 1998, Best Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN # O-941332~65-9, 228 pages, 150 colour photos/illustrations. An excellent "guide" to both semi-c1osed and full closed circuit rebreather systems in present use with a link to the origins of the technology in the late 1880's for use in rescue in underground mines, in submarine escape and in clandestine underwater warfare. This particular book is designed only "to guide" and not "to instruct" the reader, but is considered an exceptional reference written in simple, easy to understand language. The author's very frequent use of colour photos and illustrations further enhances the text in a very professional manner. Recommended for all "tech divers" and those other divers interested in understanding the state of the art of rebreathers!

FIRST SEAL

Roy Boehm and Charles W. Sasser, Pocket Books, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York; NY 10020, 1997. ISBN 0-671-53625 (Hardcover). 308 pages, 16 photos. The true story of the US Navy's' first SEAL told him! An epic story missing only those details, which remain, classified or which would threaten the operational capabilities of SEAL teams. Should be required reading for all SEAL candidates, Combat Divers and wannabe's! A MUST for serious student of naval special warfare and navy history.

SBS

the inside story of the Special Boat Service John Parker, Headline Book Publishing, 338 Euston Row London" NW1 3BH, 1997. ISBN 0 7472 1976 1 (Hardcover) 311 pages, 64 photos. A long overdue book on one of Britain's "silent services". Covers the origins of its' early techniques and equipment, successes and failures; the developments of the post WWII period NATO training exercises, the Falklands War, drug interdiction operations of the l99O's and SBS involvement in UN duties in the Yugoslavian theme. Also covers their current employment in counter - terrorist roles and interface with the SAS, their "sister-silent-service". An exceptional book on an exceptional elite unit. A ''MUST" read book.

TRUE STORIES Of THE SBS

a history of canoe raiding and underwater warfare Robin Hunter, 1998, Virgin Publishing. ISBN 0 7535 0267 4 paperback edition. 247 pages, 14 photos. With less than 20 books now published on the Special Boat Service, this is considered to be one of the two best written to date. It combines historical facts and details with the exact words of Rose who served and experienced training and operations with one of the worlds' best Special Forces. It is said that the SBS is better than the SAS, however, a fact very hard to prove! The author adds this fine book to his two previous revealing ones: "TRUE STORIES OF THE SAS" and "TRUE STORIES OF THE FOREIGN LEGION". A MUST read for the serious student of special naval warfare and the collector. Rated a full ten on a scale of ten.

SPEC OPS-Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare Theory and Practice

William H. McRaven, 1995. Presidio Press, ISBN 0 89141 544 0. 402 pages, 75 photos and diagrams. A rare case study of special operations a special operator, a US Navy SEAL officer, at the time of the writing, the commanding officer of SEAL Team 3. This book is one of 1 of 5 known unclassified special operations case study analyses. Analyzes the German airborne (engineers!) assault of the Belgian fortress of Eben Emael, the little known Italian charioteers underwater attack of British capital ships in Alexandria harbour, the British raid on the docks of St. Nazaire, the German airborne capture of Mussolini, the British (SBS) midget sub attack on the battleship Tirpitz, the US Army Ranger raid on Cabanatuan, the US Army Special Forces raid on Son Tay and the Israeli Special Forces raid on Entebbe. Each aspect of the concept, planning, conduct, training and limitations of each mission is analyzed and presented. The author presents the trade-off utilized to maximize surprise and force of arms and numbers of personnel with the risks each mission posed from its concept through its conduct. He presents various lessons learned and from his analysis he is able to properly make recommendations and draw model conclusions in special operations doctrine. His work is refreshing and a serious contribution to the shady of special warfare. Highly recommended as required reading for special operators and their leaders in training as well as the serious collector!

THE COMMANDOS

the inside story of America's Secret soldiers Douglas C. Waller, 1994. Simon and Schuster Publishers, ISBN 0 671 78717 9. 383 pages, 33 photos. The author presents the US Army Special Forces, The USAF Special Operations Squadrons, the US Navy SEALS and The US Army Special Forces - DELTA Force in a most interesting inside I was there type of authorship. He goes beyond the usual book on Special Forces to present views on "Tomorrows Warriors" and "Tomorrows Wars" and outlines the background and sources of his research and select bibliography. It is unfortunate however that the author omitted The USMC Force Recon, The US Navy's New Special Boat Service and the USAF Tactical Air Controllers from the book making it a "complete" work of Americas secret soldiers. Rated an eight on a scale of ten and recommended as required reading for the serious student of special warfare.

BLOOD ON THE SHORES-Soviet SEALS of WWII

Victor Leonov' 1993 Ivy Books, ISBN 0-8041-0732-7. 287 pages, 24 photos. A post communist English language translation of the original Russian manuscript heavy in Russian political "jargon" and tends to make the reader believe that the operations are of a 'heroic" nature, however the notes and bibliography and historical details are well documented. This book revels the very bloody marine and naval warfare campaigns and operations conducted behind German lines in the Baltic and against Japan in Asia. Describes recon, scout, assault, demolition and hand-to-hand combat "SEAL-type" missions very well. Rated an eight on a scale of ten. Recommended reading as "lessens learned" military students of pre -and post - communist periods of Russia.

THE FROGMEN, The story of the wartime underwater operators

T.J. Waldron and James Gleeson. Pan Books Ltd, London UK no ISBN nor Library of Congress Card Catalogue. 1950 edition. An 'incredible chronology of Italian and British underwater operations of WWII. It properly credits the origins of underwater warfare to its rightful modern pioneers...The Italian Navy who conceived and carried out a number of highly successful attacks on Allied ships with mines and torpedoes done clandestinely ingenious two man chariots. The book is clearly a root-research document which details each event each diver and describes the tools-of-the-trade, wartime research and development and a number of campaigns in underwater reconnaissance of beach landing sites for invasion forces, attacks on German capital ships mini-subs (X-craft) and Japanese naval vessels, underwater telegraph cables and the defensive counter-measures carried out against Italian, German and Japanese underwater attacks. An excellent non-fiction book. Hard to obtain as it is out of print. (Old book stores best). A joy to read and a salute to those who pioneered that form of warfare!! I will treasure my copy

ROGUE WARRIOR

Designation Gold Richard Marcinko and John Weisman - 1997, ISBN #0-671-89673-3, 355 pages Fiction. (sure Dick!). The continuing adventures (following in the Rogue Warrior series of books of course) The former CO of SEAL TEAM SIX, in which he's off to avenge the murder of an "old friend" who was one of the military attaches in the US Embassy in Moscow. Dick takes on the Russian Mafia a-la-James-Bond, recruited from "retirement" by, of course, the CIA to "counter-the-terrorists". Well worth reading...as what we all perceive to be fiction, may turn out to be reality? Recommended for the affectionato of the Rogue Warrior Series (Rogue Warrior, Rogue Warrior: Red Cell, Rogue Warrior: Green Team, Rogue Warrior: Task Force Blue and this one). Also Richard Marcinko is ‘Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior’, to be reviewed in the next Army Diver Times.