These readable accounts of elite force action around the world cover commando actions from World War II, post-war elite actions - including Arab-Israeli, Aden, Vietnam, Tehran, Falklands, Grenada, Panama and the Gulf War, and action in sea and sky - including World War II and the Middle East. The book should be of interest to students of special forces warfare; serving officers and veterans; students of international affairs and national defence; and military historians.