Special Operations Forces in Iraq

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Special Operations Forces in Iraq is written by Leigh Neville and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1846038138 (ISBN 10) and 9781846038136 (ISBN 13).

Filled with recently declassified material, first hand accounts, and unique photographs, this book offers a rare look at the largest mobilisation of Special Forces in recent history. The companion volume to Elite 163: Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan, Leigh Neville now turns his expert analysis to the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the US and Coalition allies serving in Iraq since 2003. Examining in detail the US Delta Force, the British SAS, Australian and Canadian Special Forces as well as CIA and MI6 operational units, this book provides a crucial study of their skills and success in Iraq, from the Battle of Debecka to storming the safe house of Uday Hussein. In a controversial war that was plagued by high fatalities and military blunders, this book highlights the successes enjoyed by Special Forces Operatives.