Walmer, Max. An illustrated guide to modern elite forces / [electronic resource] / Max Walmer.. — New York : : Prentice Hall,, c1986.. — 160 p. : : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 23 cm. - Arco military book.
Spine title: Elite forces : guide to special warfare units. "A Salamander book" -- T.p. verso.
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