It's 1942 and Hitler's armies stand astride Europe like a colossus. Germany is winning on every front. This is the story of how one of the world's first commando units, put together for the invasion of Norway, helped turn the tide in Italy. 1942 . When the British generals recommend an audacious plan to parachute a small elite commando unit into Norway in a bid to put Nazi Germany on the defensive, Winston Churchill is intrigued. But Britain, fighting...
I have been very interested in all publications regarding the Special Forces, particularly as a cousin of mine, Bill Wiber from Ontario, was a member. I am very proud of him although I only met him once at a Special Forces reunion in Winnipeg and once at his home on the Manitoulin Island, Ontario. The book seems very true to the accounts that Bill has shared with me. I am sorry that the Forces anual reunion (alternating in...
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This is an amazing story of heroism, tragedy, and family. The author John Nadler does an excellent job portraying the soldiers as they really were. "A Perfect Hell" tells the story of the First Special Services Force or FSSF. The FSSF is the forefather of our modern Special Forces teams; however, they are not accurately remembered this way. This is a paratrooper force that went through months of training in Helena, Montana...
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