The Green Beret: The Story of the Commandos, 1940-1945M. Joseph, 1949 - 362 pages |
Contents
CHAPTER PAGB I TWENTY MEN AND A BATTERY | 13 |
THE FORCE IS CONCEIVED | 21 |
WHAT MANNER OF MEN WERE THESE? | 36 |
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