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A journalist and counterterrorism expert reveals the weapons, warfare, daring rescue missions, and secret training exercises of the world's special forces in an updated work which features a chapter on the Peruvian embassy hostage siege and never-before-seen photos. Original.
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Every army has them. Every nation needs them. Now enter the world of...Twilight Warriors.Deadly Scud hunts in the Gulf War. Daring hostage rescue missions at London's Iranian Embassy and the Japanese Embassy in Peru. Special Forces go where no one else will...and do what no other army would dare...Now, in vivid, fascinating detail, journalist and counterterrorism expert Martin C. Arostegui tells their stories: secret training exercises in the Australian desert; pitched warfare in the Falklands, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East; and some of the most X-rated R&R strikes ever carried out around the world. From the weapons they use to the secrets they guard, this is the explosive story of the few, the elite, and the brave-- with the skill and daring to take on any enemy, any place, any time...Includes 8 pages of photographs!
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