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First Special Service Force 1942–44
Description
A concise history of the unique integrated commando-style brigade of US and Canadian volunteers formed in 1942.
Hand picked, and trained in airborne, amphibious, mountain and winter warfare, demolitions and close-quarter tactics, they left a combat legacy still recognized amongst today's Special Forces. This book explores the remarkable results the FSSF achieved in Italy - in the harsh mountain fighting on the Winter Line, in the trenches of Anzio, and in the breakthrough to Rome.
Accompanied by unique combat photography and illustrations of their distinctive uniforms, this is an insight into a famous, but little explored unit.
Table of Contents
Organization & structure
Training: airborne – skiing – mountain – demolitions – amphibious
Operations: Kiska (Aleutians) – Mte Camino (Italy) – Mte la Difensa – Mte Majo – Anzio – Rome – Southern France – Franco-Italian border – disbandment
Uniforms
Uniforms of successor units
Equipment
Weapons
Special insignia
Product details
| Published | Sep 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781782004332 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 60 b/w; 8 col |
| Series | Elite |
| Short code | ELI 145 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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