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A fascinating insight into US and Coalition Special Forces’ operations in Iraq, including first-hand accounts from the men on the ground.
Filled with recently declassified material, first hand accounts, and unique photographs, this book offers a rare look at the largest mobilisation of Special Forces in recent history.
The companion volume to Elite 163: Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan, Leigh Neville now turns his expert analysis to the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the US and Coalition allies serving in Iraq since 2003. Examining in detail the US Delta Force, the British SAS, Australian and Canadian Special Forces as well as CIA and MI6 operational units, this book provides a crucial study of their skills and success in Iraq, from the Battle of Debecka to storming the safe house of Uday Hussein.
In a controversial war that was plagued by high fatalities and military blunders, this book highlights the successes enjoyed by Special Forces Operatives.
