Elite Military Formations in War and Peace

From Thermopylae to Belfast, elite military formations have been deployed against conventional or irregular forces.

This study offers a superb analysis of elites in military history.

A collection of brilliant studies by distinguished scholars, it illuminates, through a combination of overview and case study, a historical subject that has profound implications for the development of specialized forces in the post-Cold War Era.

The study uses a comparative approach which investigates the topic over time and across culture.