Download or read book A Perfect Hell written by John Nadler and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s 1942 and Hitler’s armies stand astride Europe like a colossus. Germany is winning on every front. This is the story of how one of the world’s first commando units, put together for the invasion of Norway, helped turn the tide in Italy. 1942. When the British generals recommend an audacious plan to parachute a small elite commando unit into Norway in a bid to put Nazi Germany on the defensive, Winston Churchill is intrigued. But Britain, fighting for its life, can’t spare the manpower to participate. So William Lyon MacKenzie King is contacted and asked to commit Canadian troops to the bold plan. King, determined to join Roosevelt and Churchill as an equal leader in the Allied war effort, agrees. One of the world’s first commando units, the First Special Service Force, or FSSF, is assembled from hand-picked soldiers from Canadian and American regiments. Any troops sent into Norway will have to be rugged, self-sufficient, brave, and weather-hardened. Canada has such men in ample supply. The all-volunteer FSSF comprises outdoorsmen — trappers, rangers, prospectors, miners, loggers. Assembled at an isolated base in Helena, Montana, and given only five months to train before the invasion, they are schooled in parachuting, mountain climbing, cross-country skiing, and cold-weather survival. They are taught how to handle explosives, how to operate nearly every field weapon in the American and German arsenals, and how to kill with their bare hands. After the Norway plan is scrapped, the FSSF is dispatched to Italy and given its first test — to seize a key German mountain-top position which had repelled the brunt of the Allied armies for over a month. In a reprise of the audacity and careful planning that won Vimy Ridge for the Canadians in WWI, the FSSF takes the twin peaks Monte la Difensa and Monte la Remetanea by storming the supposedly unscalable rock face at the rear of the German position, and opens the way through the mountains. Later, the FSSF will hold one-quarter of the Anzio beachhead against a vastly superior German force for ninety-nine days; a force of only 1,200 commandos does the work of a full division of over 17,000 troops. Though badly outnumbered, the FSSF takes the fight to the Germans, sending nighttime patrols behind enemy lines and taking prisoners. It is here that they come to be known among the dispirited Germans as Schwartzer Teufel (“Black Devils”) for their black camouflage face-paint and their terrifying tactic of appearing out of the darkness. John Nadler vividly captures the savagery of the Italian campaign, fought as it was at close quarters and with desperate resolve, and the deeply human experiences of the individual men called upon to fight it. Based on extensive archival research and interviews with veterans, A Perfect Hell is an important contribution to Canadian military history and an indispensable account of the lives and battlefield exploits of the men who turned the tide of the Second World War.

Download or read book The Black Devils and Other Poems written by Sterling M. Means and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Black Devil Brigade written by Joseph A. Springer and published by Ibooks. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were the shock troops of the American Army. In their ranks were lumberjacks, miners, skiers--men from the United States and Canada, accustomed to hardship and living on their own. Their training was extraordinary: forced marches of 100 miles in the Montana wilderness with 50-pound backpacks was typical. Weapons training was equally rigorous and the men became as dangerous with their hands and a knife as they were with rifle and machine gun. In Italy they became the unit called to accomplish the impossible. At Monte Cassino, and at Anzio, they earned the respectful accolade from their German enemies. In this book, the men of the First Special Service Force tell the full story of their unit, regarded as the parent of the Green Berets.

Download or read book With the Black Devils written by Mark J. Nelson and published by Atglen, PA : Schiffer Military Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the letters and diary entries of Sam Byrne, who served with the Force from the early days in Montana through the unit's inactivation in France, the book shares the thoughts and emotions of a front line soldier chronicling his activities as they take place.

Download or read book The Black Devils written by Sterling M. Means and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Black Devils: And Other Poems The Black Devils. You have read of the French Blue Devils, How they climb'd the Alpine Peak; How they fought in France and Flanders, And their deeds like thunder speak; For they fought with Spartan valor, As all history will record, But they failed to check the Teutons, And their raging drunk War Lord; America calls her Black Devils, And lets them loose in the awful fray, They have certainly gone in action, They will find 'em hell to play. They were the first to bear Old Glory, To the hell-swept Western Front, Amid the whiz of shells and shrapnels, But they bravely bore the blunt. Big Bertha then was shelling Paris, Sending forth her projectiles, About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Devil s Brigade written by Robert H. Adleman and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2004-02-13 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first special service forces of World War II were known as the Devil's Brigade. Ferocious and stealthy combatants, they garnered their moniker from the captured diary of a German officer who wrote, "The black devils are all around us every time we come into line and we never hear them." Handpicked U.S. and Canadian soldiers trained in mountaineering, airborne, and close-combat skills, they numbered more than 2,300 and saw action in the Aleutians, Italy, and the south of France. Co-written by a brigade member and a World War II combat pilot, the book explores the unit's unique characteristics, including the men's exemplary toughness and their ability to fight in any terrain against murderous opposition. It also profiles some of the unforgettable characters that comprised the near-mythical force. Conceived in Great Britain, the brigade was formed to sabotage the German submarine pens and oil storage areas along Norway's coast, but when the campaign was cancelled, the men moved on to many other missions. This World War II tale of adventure, first published in hardcover in 1966 and made into a movie not long after, is now available in paperback for the first time.

Download or read book The Black Devils and Other Poems written by Sterling M. Means and published by First Fruits Press. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Calamitous Black Devils written by Joseph Schmalke and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Calamitous Black Devils is set during World War II and follows the exploits of an elite brigade of Army operatives-the Black Devils. The team is composed of mostly American and Canadian soldiers, joined by British secret service and the Russian Night Witches. Their mission is to stop a top secret Nazi plot to harness a multidimensional gateway that will allow an Ancient One, Anan-Zaha, to cross over into our world. But while battling the Nazi forces, the team is pulled into another world against their will. The Black Devils find themselves scattered across an Alien Planet at the center of the universe. Now they must fight their way through hordes of the undead, aliens, mutants, and ancient Gods trying to get home.

Download or read book Are There Black Devils written by Malachi Zador York and published by . This book was released on 200? with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book First Special Service Force 1942 44 written by Bret Werner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a concise history of the unique integrated commando-style brigade of US and Canadian volunteers formed in 1942. Hand picked, and trained in airborne, amphibious, mountain and winter warfare, demolitions and close-quarter tactics, they left a combat legacy still recognized amongst today's Special Forces. This book explores the remarkable results the FSSF achieved in Italy in the harsh mountain fighting on the Winter Line, in the trenches of Anzio, and in the breakthrough to Rome. Accompanied by unique combat photography and illustrations of their distinctive uniforms, this is an insight into a famous, but little explored unit.

Download or read book Black Devils Brigade written by Allan Goodall and published by ARC Dream Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Devils Brigade is the first full-length adventure campaign for GODLIKE: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire, the critically acclaimed game of deadly action and superheroic courage in World War 2. It lets you and your players tell the story of the Americans and Canadians who made up the First Special Service Force, or-as they became known to their opponents-the Black Devils Brigade. The Black Devils earned their nickname from the German soldiers in the battle for Italy. For every Forceman killed, they killed 25 of the enemy. For every Forceman captured, they captured 2,035 prisoners. Their silent nighttime raids left only enemy corpses behind-corpses and a mocking sticker that declared "The worst is yet to come." Black Devils Brigade includes: Character creation guidelines that reflect the unique background and training of the FSSF, and eight pregenerated characters ready for play. New rules for esprit de corps, a special kind of character motivation stemming from the Forcemen's deep camaraderie and shared history. New skills to flesh out noncombat challenges-Bureaucracy, Carousing, Family and Foraging-that can improve characters' lot during the war. Rules for sneak attacks, silent death, artillery bombardment and minefields. "One Roll Patrols" to detail an instant mission with one roll of the dice. FUBAR! Rules to feature the bizarre, unpredictable mishaps of battle. Enough adventures for months of thrilling gaming, from the carnage of Anzio to the streets of Rome itself! These are the killing fields of the Italian campaign. It's time to create your legend. Black Devils Brigade is written by Allan Goodall and illustrated by Todd Shearer.

Download or read book The Black Prince And The Sea Devils written by Jack Greene and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-08-05 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of World War II, Prince Junio Valerio Borghese, dashing Italian nobleman, assembled the famous Decima MAS naval unit-the first modern naval commando squad. Borghese's "frogmen" were trained to fight undercover and underwater with small submarines and assault boats armed with a variety of destructive torpedoes. The covert tactics he and the Decima MAS developed, including the use of midget submarines, secret nighttime operations, and small teams armed with explosives, have become a standard for special forces around the world to this very day.After the Italian capitulation in 1943, Borghese determinedly fought on as a Fascist commando leader. After the war, he became a man of mystery, variously said to be involved with several right-wing conspiracies, abortive coups, and clandestine activity. The Prince's death in 1974 was every bit as mysterious as his life.Greene and Massignani have drawn upon official archives as well as information from Allied and Axis veterans in an unprecedented attempt to separate fact from fantasy in this detailed examination of Borghese, the Decima MAS, and the Italian naval special forces.

Download or read book Little Black Devils written by Bruce Tascona and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Lighthearted Soldier written by Herb Peppard and published by Halifax, N.S. : Nimbus. This book was released on 1994 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Complete Book of Devils and Demons written by Leonard R. N. Ashley and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous ed.: New York: Barricade Books, c1996.

Download or read book Named by the Enemy written by Brian A. Reid and published by Robin Brass Studio. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Winnipeg Rifles regiment holds a special honour - a second official name first bestowed by the enemy: Little Black Devils. The regiment was formed in 1883 and provided members of the Nile Expedition of 1884/5 to rescue Gordon of Khartoum. Its first major operation was the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, seeing action at Fish Creek and Batoche. The regiment was prominent during the First World War, including the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915, when it withstood a poison gas attack and assault that sent units on both sides reeling, leading British Prime Minister Lloyd George to declare that the regiment by steadiness under strain was the focal point in saving the Channel ports and removing the danger to England of invasion. In World War II the regiment was in the spearhead of the Normandy landings and the first Allied unit to reach its D+1 objective. It fought across Northwest Europe into Germany. Since the war it has provided companies for NATO service in Germany and Korea, as well as UN peacekeeping missions.

Download or read book Red Devils written by Harry D. Tunnell and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tunnell¿s memoir is the history of one Soldier¿s and one unit¿s experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Personal accounts of war are a critical aspect of understanding that immensely complex phenomenon. Using a journal which he kept during the war, then reflecting on his experiences while recovering from the wounds he suffered, LTC Tunnell tells the story of the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Northern Iraq. The story of the Red Devils covers that crucial period of time from early 2003 when the Army prepared for war, through the end of so called 'major combat operations¿, and into the start of the insurgency and counterinsurgency. This is a first hand account of Operation Iraqi Freedom¿s earliest period.