special operations (military science)

Describes Great Britain's Special Air Service's response to the taking over of the Iranian embassy in London by Iranian Arab separatists in 1980, discussing the origins of the raid, the events of the six-day seizure, the SAS assault, and the aftermath; and including photographs, maps, and illustrations.

It's not the end of the world... but you can see it from here. The year is 2027. In a world consumed by chaos and conspiracy, two people are set on a collision course with the most powerful and dangerous organization in history-- and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

Describes what special forces are including the equipment they used and the jobs they do.

This work is a dramatic account of the hunt for and defeat of Osama bin Laden draws on unprecedented access to primary sources to trace how key decisions were made, revealing events from the perspectives of an adept President Obama and an increasingly despondent bin Laden. After masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden managed to vanish. Over the next ten years, as the author shows, America found that its war with al Qaeda, a scattered group of individuals who were almost impossible to track, demanded an innovative approach. Step by step, the author describes the development of a new tactical strategy to fight this war, the fusion of intel from various agencies and on the ground special ops. After thousands of special forces missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the right weapon to go after bin Laden had finally evolved. By Spring 2011, intelligence pointed to a compound in Abbottabad; it was estimated that there was a 50/50 chance that Osama was there. The author shows how three strategies were mooted: a drone strike, a precision bombing, or an assault by Navy SEALs. In the end, the President had to make the final decision. It was time for the finish.

A graphic novel account of the American raid on the compound of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1, 2011, which resulted in his death. Based on insider information, newspaper articles, and other sources.

Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill and the other members of Taskforce, an elite team that works outside the law to stop terrorist threats, are working to stop the plans of two different terrorist organizations and prevent a weapon of mass destruction from hitting the United States.