Describes the history and exploits of the First Special Service Force (FSSF), the 'Black Devils,' which was created in 1942 to undertake a perilous mission to break an impasse in the mountains of central Italy by taking an important German position on a high Alpine peak. Reprint.

Product Description: A lively and action-packed account of one of the boldest and most notorious commando missions of the Second World War (Wwii History)

The mysterious life of Prince Valerio Borghese, an Italian World War II naval commando, is examined, including his role in assembling the first modern naval commando squad, as well his post-war activity. 20,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Though little known to the English-speaking world, the elite World War II Italian naval unit Decima Flottiglia MAS is considered by many to be the first modern naval commando squad. Assembled by Prince Junio Valerio Borghese at the beginning of the war, these "frogmen" were trained to fight undercover and underwater with small submarines and assault boats armed with a variety of torpedoes―pioneering tactics that remain a standard for Special Forces around the world today...read more

Product Description: , 256 pages, part of the 'Special Forces Library' series, with maps