title: Elite Fighting Forces: From the Praetorian Guard to the Green Berets
author: Jeremy Black
description: Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter and is one of Englands most respected historians. Black is the author or editor of many books, including The Seventy Great Battles in History; Great Military Leaders and Their Campaigns; War Since 1900; and Elite Fighting Forces.
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  ## Tenaya Jayne
  
  
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  # Dark Soul
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2015 by Tenaya Jayne
  
  
  
  
  
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  ### Prologue
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Regia, fifty years ago…
  
  
  
  
  
  Years of combat in the royal army, stringent training for the Crimson
  Brotherhood, and seven medals c