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First Special Service Force 1942–44
Language: en
Pages: 147
Authors: Bret Werner
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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This is a concise history of the unique integrated commando-style brigade of US and Canadian volunteers formed in 1942. Hand picked, and trained in airborne, am
Of Courage and Determination
Language: en
Pages: 733
Authors: Bernd Horn
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-29 - Publisher: Dundurn

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An Allied unit comprised of Canadian and American troops, the First Special Service Force or "Devil’s Brigade" struck fear into the very heart of the Axis. In
Devil's Brigade
Language: en
Pages: 298
Authors: Robert H. Adleman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-02-13 - Publisher: Naval Institute Press

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The first special service forces of World War II were known as the Devil's Brigade. Ferocious and stealthy combatants, they garnered their moniker from the capt
Militia Myths
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: James A. Wood
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: UBC Press

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The image of farmers and workers called to the colours endures in Canada’s social memory of the First World War. But is the ideal of being a citizen first and
The Supercommandos
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Robert Todd Ross
Categories: World War, 1939-1945
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

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Photograhs and text trace the history of the First Special Service Force from 1942 to 1944, discussing the organization, training, and combat operations of the