U.S. Army Military History Institute Special Operations 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 15 Jun 2012

FOREIGN

A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources

CONTENTS Soviet.....p.1 British.....p.2 Other…..p.3

SOVIET SPECIAL FORCES

Adams, James. Secret Armies: Inside the American, Soviet and European Special Forces. NY: Atlantic Monthly, 1988. 440 p. UA15.5.A33.

Amundsen, Kirsten, et. al. Inside Spetsnaz: Soviet Special Operations: A Critical Analysis. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1990. 308 p. UZ776.S64.I57.

Boyd, Robert S. "Spetznaz: Soviet Innovation in Special Forces." Air University Review (Nov/Dec 1986): pp. 63-69. Per.

Collins, John M. Green Berets, Seals and Spetznaz: U.S. and Soviet Special Military Operations. Wash, DC: Pergamon-Brassey's, 1987. 174 p. UA15.5.C64.

Gebhardt, James F. Soviet Naval Special Purpose Forces: Origins and Operations in World War II. Ft Leavenworth: SASO, 1989. 41 p. D779.R9.G42.

_____. Soviet Special Purpose Forces: An Annotated Bibliography. Ft. Leavenworth, KS: SASO, 1990. 23 p. Z672.4S73.G42.

Kohler, David R. "Spetznaz (Soviet Special Purpose Forces)." US Naval Institute Proceedings (Aug 87): pp. 46-55. Per.

Resistance Factors and Special Forces Areas, North European Russia…. Wash, DC: Asst Chief of Staff, Intell, 1957. 387 p. DK54.R47.

Suvorov, Viktor. Spetsnaz: The Inside Story of the Soviet Special Forces. NY: Pocketbooks, 1990. 244 p. UA776.S64.S8813.

Zaloga, Steve. Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930- 1995. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1995. 339 p. UZ776S64.Z35.

_____. Soviet Bloc Elite Forces. : Osprey, 1985. 64 p. UZ646.8.Z35. Foreign Special Forces p.2

BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES

Appleyard, John E. Geoffrey: Major John Geoffrey Appleyard…Being the Story of “Apple” of the Commandos and Special Air Service Regiment. London: Blanford, 1946. 191 p. D811.A63.

Bull, Stephen. SAS: Special Forces in Action. London: Military Illustrated, 2000. 144 p. UA659.S67.B85.

Close, Roy. In Action with the SAS: A Soldier’s Odyssey From Dunkirk to Berlin. Barnsley, England: Pen & Sword, 2005. 214 p. D811.C54.

Connor, Ken. The Illustrated History of the SAS. NY: Barnes & Noble, 2001. 224 p. UZ659.S67.C66.

Corta, Henry. Les Béret Rouge. : Amicale des anciens parachutistes SAS, 1952. 329 p. D802.F8.C63.

Cowles, Virginia. The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and the SAS Regiment. London: Collins, 1958. 320 p. D766.93.C64.

Farran, Roy A. Operation Tombola. London: Collins, 1960. 256 p. D802.I8.F32.

_____. Winged Dagger: Adventures on Special Service. London: Collins, 1948. 384 p. D811.F34.

Gordon, John W., Jr. “Special Forces for Desert Warfare: British Improvisation, 1915-1943.” PhD dss, Duke, 1975. 301 p. U167.5.D4.G57.

_____. The Other Desert War: British Special Forces in , 1940-1943. NY: Greenwood, 1987. 241 p. D766.82.G57.

Harrison, Derrick I. These Men are Dangerous: The Special Air Service at War. London: Cassell, 1957. 240 p. D760.S59.H3.

Hoe, Alan. David Stirling: The Authorised Biography of the Founder of the SAS. London: Little, Brown, 1992. 507 p. D766.82.H64.

James, Malcolm. Born of the Desert. London: Collins, 1945. 320 p. D811.5.J35. Reminiscence of a doctor.

McCue, Paul. SAS Operation Bulbasket: Behind the Lines in Occupied France, 1944 London: Leo Cooper, 1996. 232 p. D802.F8.M33.

McNab, Andy. Bravo Two Zero. NY: Dell, 1994. 422 p. DS79.74.M35. SAS in Persian Gulf War.

Neillands, Robin. In the Combat Zone: Special Forces Since 1945. Washington Square, NY: NYU, 1998. 350 p. U262.N45. Foreign Special Forces p.3

Pallud, Jean Paul. "The Kidnapping of General Kreipe." After the Battle (No 47, 1985): pp. 32-36. Per. British SOE operation, Crete, 26 Apr 1944.

Quarrie, Bruce. SAS and Elite Forces: The Elite Military Units of the World. Guilford, CT: Lyons, 2004. 128 p. U262.Q37.

Rooney, David. Mad Mike: The Life of Michael Calvert. London: Leo Cooper, 1997. 211 p. DA69.3.C35.R66.

Shortt, James. British Special Forces: 1945 to the Present. London: Arms and Armor, 1986. 72 p. UC485.G7.S48.

____. The Special Air Service. London: Osprey, 1981. 40 p. UZ659.S67.S56.

Simpson, John. The Quiet Operator: Special Forces Signaller Extraordinary: The Story of Major L.R.D. Willmott. London: Leo Cooper, 993. 168 p. D811.W554.S56.

Taillon, J. Paul deB. The Evolution of Special Forces in Counter-terrorism: The British and American Experiences. Westport: CT: Praeger, 2001. 190 p. U262.T35.

Swinson, Arthur. The Raiders: Desert Strike Force. NY: Ballantine, 1968. 160 p. D766.82.S9.

Witherow, M.S. "Flying Soldiers in Blue Khaki' - The Royal Air Force Regiment." 2 pts. Army Quarterly (Apr 1988): pp. 184-93; & (Jul 1988): pp. 305-14. Per.

Wood, John S.E. "Britain's S.A.S. Regiment: Soldiers in the Shadows." Army (Feb 1983): pp. 38-41. Per.

See also: -Bibliographies on in Desert; British Commandos WW2 in Rangers.

OTHER

Bermudez, Joseph S., Jr. North Korean Special Forces. Annapolis, MD: Naval Inst, 1998. 328 p. UA853.K7.B47.

Conboy, Kenneth. Elite Forces of India and Pakistan. London: Osprey, 1992. 64 p. UZ842.C66.

____. South-East Asian Special Forces. London: Osprey, 1991. 63 p. UZ833.5.C66.

Horner, P.M. SAS, Phantoms of the Jungle: A History of the Australian Special Air Service. Nashville, TN: Battery, 1989. 527 p. UZ873.S94.H67.

Jumper, Roy D.L. Death Waits in the “Dark”: The Senoi Praaq, Malaysia’s Killer Elite. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001. 210 p. UA853.M35.J85. Foreign Special Forces p.4

Kerr, George. “Viking Force: Canada’s Unknown Commandos.” Canadian Military History (Autumn 2000): pp. 26-34. pp. 26-34. Per. Abortive attempt prior to organization of 1st Special Service Force.

Kurowski, Franz. The Brandenburger Commandos: Germany's Elite Warrior Spies in World War II. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2005. 378 p. D810.S7.K87213.

_____. Kurowski, Franz. The Brandenburgers Global Mission. Winnipeg, Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz 1997. 305 p. D810.S7.K8713.

Lucas, James S. Kommando: German Special Forces of World War II. NY: St. Martin’s, 1985. 245 p. D794.5.L83.

Pitta, Robert. South African Special Forces. London: Osprey, 1993. 64 p. UC485.S6.P58.