Bernd Horn
Autor de Canadian Airborne Forces since 1942 (Elite)
Sobre El Autor
Colonel Bernd Horn is a retired Regular Force infantry officer and military educator. Dr, Horn has authored, co-authored, and edited more than forty books, including A Most Ungentlemanly Way of War: The SOE and the Canadian Connection and No Ordinary Men: Special Operations Forces Missions in mostrar más Afghanistan. He lives in Kingston, Ontario. mostrar menos
Obras de Bernd Horn
Tip of the Spear: An Intimate Account of 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion, 1942-1945: A Pictorial History (2002) 13 copias
Generalship and the art of the admiral : perspectives on Canadian senior military leadership (2001) 11 copias
Of Courage and Determination: The First Special Service Force, "The Devil's Brigade," 1942–44 (2013) 9 copias
Fortune Favours the Brave: Tales of Courage and Tenacity in Canadian Military History (2009) 8 copias
From Cold War to New Millennium: The History of The Royal Canadian Regiment, 1953–2008 (2011) 6 copias
From the Outside Looking In: Media and Defence Analyst Perspectives on Canadian Military Leadership (2005) 5 copias
Battle Cries in the Wilderness: The Struggle for North America in the Seven Years’ War (Canadians at War) (2011) 5 copias
Doing Canada Proud: The Second Boer War and the Battle of Paardeberg (CANADIANS AT WAR) (2012) 4 copias
Lumières sur les forces de l'ombre : Une perspective canadienne sur les Forces d'opérations spéciales (2007) 2 copias
Hook-Up! The Canadian Airborne Compendium: A Summary of Major Airborne Activities, Exercises and Operations, 1940-2000 (2003) 2 copias
Foreign Fighters 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 2006 (2006) — Author "Surviving the Devil's Cauldron" — 9 copias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 2005 (2005) — Author "The Airborne Revolution" — 7 copias
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Conocimiento común
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- male
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Lugares de residencia
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Ocupaciones
- Colonel, Canadian Forces
- Organizaciones
- Canadian Armed Forces
Royal Military College, Kingston - Biografía breve
- Colonel Bernd Horn has held key positions in the Canadian Forces, including deputy commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. An adjunct professor of history at the Royal Military College of Canada, he has authored, co-authored, or co-edited 30 books on military history and military affairs, including No Lack of Courage: Operation Medusa, Afghanistan. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.
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Out of this came the creation of the First Special Service Force also known as the Devil's Brigade made up of military personnel from the USA and Canada. The Germans called them the Black Devils because they blacken their skin for night incursions which often ended in quick death for an unaware German soldier. The Force never failed to make an objective and never gave up one once they attained it. Their casualty rate was over 300% of the original membership.
Their training included parachute training, amphibious landing training, skiing, & mountain climbing. The authors give us great detail about the formation of the brigade, its training, its deployment, its campaigns and its disbandment. They also include a chapter on the legacy of the FSSF as seen in the various special forces all armies maintain today.
Many books have been written about them as well as a blockbuster movie.… (más)