The kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and her dramatic rescue by SEAL Team Six. Pp. x+310, 8 coloured plates, text map, selected references, index; med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, green papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Atria Books, New York, 2013. First edition. More

A Screaming Eagle in Germany. Pp. xiv+170(last blank), frontispiece portrait, 16 plates, 7 text maps; demy 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, black papered boards; dust wrapper; Presidio Press, Novato, California 2001. First edition. *The fourth and concluding titles of the author's Screaming Eagle memoirs. More

The War Memories of Dwayne Burns, Communications Sergeant, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Pp. vi+234, 16 plates, text illustrations and maps, roll, notes; med. 8vo; grey papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; leaves lightly browned; Casemate, Philadelphia, 2006. First edition. More

Pp. [v]+79, occasional text illustrations, bibliography; post 8vo; printed stiff paper wrappers, a trifle soiled; Elmdon Publishing, Solihull, U.K., 1985. First edition. *Part 2 of a three part series listing the awards and decorations of airborne forces. This part lists decorations awarded to the SAS in the period 1941 to..... More

Pp. 208, 8 plates, text map; med. 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; AirLife Publishing Ltd, London, 1996. Second edition, with final chapter revised. *First published by Jarrolds, London in 1964. The story of Mike Calvert. With copy of relevant news clipping loosely inserted. More

The Raid on Dieppe 19 August 1942. Pp. [ii]+316, coloured folding map in pocket on verso of upper wrapper, appendix; cr. 4to; stiff paper wrappers; Military Library Research Service, London, 2005. Facsimile of official Canadian Government Reports on the Dieppe raid including some translated German papers. Covers personal experiences and..... More

The Secret War in Afghanistan. Pp. 282, 12 coloured plates; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Mainstream Publishing, London, 2001. *First published in 2000. An account of the author's alleged experiences in Afghanistan. Claiming to have served in the SAS, Tom Carew (pseudonym for..... More

A History of Terrorism. Pp. vi+410, notes, selected bibliography, index; med. 8vo; qr. maroon and brown papered boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; The New Press, New York, 2007. First U.S. edition. *First published in Britain as Unknown Soldiers: How Terrorism Transformed the Modern World, by Profile Books in..... More

History - Roles and Missions - Training - Weapons and Equipment - Combat Scenarios. Pp. 240, illustrated half-title page and double title page, coloured text illustrations, appendix (lists the world's Special Forces), index; demy 4to; pictorial laminated boards; dust wrapper, with four circular perforations through which small upper board illustrations..... More

Fifty years of the USAF Air Commando and Special Operations Forces, 1944-1994. Pp. 304(last blank), 32 plates, occasional text maps, appendices, bibliography, glossary, index; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; Airlife, London, 1994. First U.K. edition. More

A Guided Tour of the US Army Special Forces. Pp. xviii+366, occasional text illustrations and maps, glossary, bibliography; med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; edges of leaves browned; Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 2001. First U.K. edition. *A close up look at the training, tools and mind-set of the Army Special..... More

Pp. xiv+160; demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in silver; price-clipped dust wrapper, scuffed, backstrip sunned, edges slightly worn; Secker & Warburg, London, 1983. First edition. *The author was a paratroop officer in Belfast and writes about his first-hand experiences in the Province [Northern Ireland], the actual day to day..... More