John Arquilla From Troy to Entebbe sku-739993100 Paperback

John Arquilla's From Troy to Entebbe: Special Operations in Ancient and Modern Times is a paperback Military History Books volume covering special operations from the Trojan War through the major conflicts of the 20th century. It introduces their history and includes excerpts from classic writing on the subject.

The contents move from Robert Graves on Troy through raiding in the Age of Sail, the early American tradition, 19th-century colonial warfare, the Civil War, both world wars, Algeria and Entebbe. Contributors and excerpt sources include G.M. Thomson, Ian Grimble, Kenneth Roberts, Fred Cook, R.E. Dupuy and W.H. Baumer, Leo Tolstoy, Wyatt Blassingame, Archer Hines, Bruce Catton, Lowell Thomas, T.E.

Lawrence, Cajus Bekker, Paul Carell, John Lodwick (chapters 16-18), Walter Lord, Ronald Spector, Milton E. Miles, Jean Lart,^Rguy and Chaim Herzog. The book also has a bibliography and index. SKU sku-739993100.