{"product_id":"us-special-warfare-samuel-a-southworth-9780306813573","title":"U.S. Special Warfare: The Elite Combat Skills of America's Modern Armed Forces","description":"For many centuries, the job of everyday soldiers, the \"grunts,\" was the same-\"see the hill, take the hill.\" But the combat role of today's U.S. soldier has undergone a radical change. The recent revolution in the art of soldiering in America emphasizes a smaller, but more highly specialized and technologically equipped, armed force. Now, even everyday soldiers in America's armed forces specialize in elite combat skills that use the very latest high-tech equipment.After basic training, many of today's recruits continue advanced training in one of the new emerging combat specialties, such as urban, mountain and arctic warfare; amphibious, underwater and small boat operations; modern cavalry combat; sniping; military intelligence and psychological warfare; search and rescue procedures, and combat engineering.In lively and entertaining prose, military historian Sam Southworth describes these emerging combat specialties-as well as the training and equipment for each-that characterize America's fighting force today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel a. Southworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306813572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306813573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.12w x 0.52d","brand":"Samuel a. Southworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001127878911,"sku":"9780306813573","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31f68f5d-3e3c-438c-80de-c6ee3e0dece1.jpg?v=1751600147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/us-special-warfare-samuel-a-southworth-9780306813573","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}