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By: Mark Galeotti

ISBN: 9781472853844
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2024
UK Publication Date: 28th September 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An authoritative analysis of how Putin's Russia conquered the Crimea in 2014 using 'grey zone' warfare techniques, blending operations by anonymous special forces with cyber, sabotage, and propaganda.


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By: Mark Lardas

ISBN: 9781472849366
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2023
UK Publication Date: 24th November 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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U-505 was the first enemy warship the US Navy captured at sea since 1812. This is a new account of how Captain Gallery planned and executed the raid on his own initiative, and how his success almost endangered the war against the U-boats.


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By: Si Sheppard

ISBN: 9781472845696
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2022
UK Publication Date: 20th January 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This is the detailed story of the Vikings' expedition to conquer medieval Paris - a brutal year-long siege which ultimately brought about the foundation of modern France.


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By: Angus Konstam

ISBN: 9781472835857
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2019
UK Publication Date: 28th November 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This study explores, in detail, the gripping tale of a handful of British X-Craft submarines which stole into one of the best-protected anchorages of World War II and crippled the great German battleship Tirpitz.


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By: David Greentree

ISBN: 9781846039874
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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At the height of the Seven Years' War, Great Britain made an audacious strike at the heart of Spanish colonial power in the Caribbean. Gathering troops from bases in Britain and Canada and sailing across the Atlantic in secrecy was an incredible feat. The raid on Havana took Spanish colonial forces completely by surprise.


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By: David R. Higgins

ISBN: 9781782005995
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In the summer of 1942, following the invasion of Russia the previous year, Hitler's 'Brandenburger' commando units undertook a daring operation deep inside Soviet-held territory. This title focuses on German special-forces operations on the Eastern Front.


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By: Angus Konstam

ISBN: 9781780961958
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy. One of theme was Edward Teach - more popularly known as Blackbeard.


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By: Gordon L. Rottman

ISBN: 9781472803276
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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On August 17-18, 1942, 211 men of the US Marine Corps' 2nd Raider Battalion conducted a daring amphibious raid on the Japanese-occupied Makin Island in the South Pacific. This book offers an account of the fateful Makin Raid that tells the whole story, from the plan's conception to its troubled execution and aftermath.


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By: Will Fowler

ISBN: 9781846038501
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In September 2000 the notorious militia gang, 'West Side Boys' kidnapped eleven British soldiers in Sierra Leone and Operation Barras was launched as the rescue operation. This title presents one of the greatest hostage-rescue success stories with specially commissioned artwork and detailed maps.


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By: Douglas C. Dildy

ISBN: 9781846039348
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In May 1943, a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history by flying a high-risk, low level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. This one raid had an impact totally out of proportion to the small number of aircraft involved.


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By: Clayton K. S. Chun

ISBN: 9781849085847
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Tells the story of Task Force Ranger - a unit of US Rangers and Special Forces - and their attempt to capture the lieutenants of the Somali warlord Muhamed Farrah Aideed, during the 1993 United Nations' humanitarian relief mission. Containing maps, this title offers a retelling of this battle that had far-reaching impact on US military policy.


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By: David Greentree

ISBN: 9781472827678
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Fought by tough Norwegian skiers and survivalists, this book describes the famous World War II Commando raids that sabotaged a German nuclear facility in the freezing depths of Norway, ensuring Nazi Germany could not produce an atomic bomb.


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By: Simon Dunstan

ISBN: 9781846033971
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The Israeli Special Forces' operation at Entebbe goes down in history as one of the most audacious counter-terrorist assaults ever conducted. This book tells the story of how the Israeli Special Forces defied radar for over 2,000 miles, masqueraded as a tyrant in a Mercedes and captured uniforms, and defeated an army in brutal combat.


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By: Neil Short

ISBN: 9781780962580
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Although far from a typical raid, the 20 July Plot - Operation Valkyrie - was still a daring and audacious attack undertaken by a small, very brave, group of individuals, determined to kill Hitler. Hitler was badly shaken by the blast and, despite the fact that numerous other attempts had been made on the Fuhrer's life since he came to power.


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By: Gavin Mortimer

ISBN: 9781472801098
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In November 1941, a small party of British Commandos landed by submarine in Libya, tasked with the assassination of General Erwin Rommel, commander of the German forces in North Africa, who was believed to be staying in a villa near the coast.


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By: Peter Panzeri

ISBN: 9781472804082
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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On May 2, 2011 a ten-year manhunt drew to a deadly end as the men of the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group (a k a SEAL Team Six) closed in on their prey, Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. This book tells the story of the raid is told, from start to finish.


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By: David Greentree

ISBN: 9781849086011
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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On 25 May 1944, 800 men of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion descended on Drvar, a town behind enemy lines in north-western Bosnia. Their aim was to kill or capture Tito, the leader of the partisan movement in the region. This title deals with this episode.


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By: Ren Chartrand

ISBN: 9781472803306
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The year 1755 saw the rivalry between Britain and France in North America escalate into open warfare as both sides sought to overcome the other's forts and trading posts. This book focuses on a daring feat of arms at the height of the French and Indian War.


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By: Ren Chartrand

ISBN: 9781849085885
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Although somewhat overshadowed by Wellington's main campaign in the north, the Alcantara raid was an outstanding success. The primary objective of alarming and distracting the French forces in Spain was achieved. This book deals with this topic.


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By: Ken Ford

ISBN: 9781849083720
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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"Operation Archery: The Commandos and the Vaagso Raid, 1942".


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By: Will Fowler

ISBN: 9781846038488
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The night before D-Day, light infantry and a detachment of Royal Engineers landed by gliders at Pegasus Bridge, which spanned the Caen Canal. Quickly overwhelming the guards, they managed to hold the bridge and help prevent German reinforcements from reaching the British landing beaches. This book provides an account of this wartime raid.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781846033940
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In the early hours of D-Day, 1944, a group from the US Army 2nd Rangers Battalion were sent on one of the legendary raids of World War II. The mission was to scale the cliffs overlooking Omaha beach and assault the German coastal artillery at Pointe-du-Hoc. This book analyses various details of this assault.


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By: Robert Forczyk

ISBN: 9781846034626
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The rescue of imprisoned Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from atop the Gran Sasso plateau was one of the most dramatic special forces operations in military history. The Germans, led by SS Haupsturmfuhrer Otto Skorzeny, launched a daring Glider-borne assault, which surprised the Italian guards and secured Mussolini without a shot being fired.


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By: Sean McLachlan

ISBN: 9781849084291
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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"Ride Around Missouri: Shelby's Great Raid 1863".

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