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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  Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Title Page](9781471407871_epub_tit.xhtml)
  
  
  [Copyright](9781471407871_epub_cop.xhtml)
  
  
  [SPECIAL FORCES CADETS](9781471407871_epub_pre.xhtml)
  
  
  [Copyright](9781471407871_epub_cop1.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 1: Blue Command](9781471407871_epub_chap001.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 2: Death Squad](9781471407871_epub_chap002.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 3: Guzman and the Jackal](9781471407871_epub_chap003.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 4: Bullet Hole](9781471407871_epub_chap004.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 5: Pepe’s Plan](9781471407871_epub_chap005.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 6: Simple](9781471407871_epub_chap006.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 7: Turf War](9781471407871_epub_chap007.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 8: New Best Friend](9781471407871_epub_chap008.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 9: Pepe’s Predicament](9781471407871_epub_chap009.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 10: Lili’s Lie](9781471407871_epub_chap010.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 11: Leapfrog](9781471407871_epub_chap011.xhtml)