In the world of defence, special forces are probably the subject that attracts and interests the greatest number of curious minds.
And for good reason: when people talk about “shadow warriors” or “special operations”, it is inevitably appealing. All the more so because, although the institution communicates a great deal about these elite units, it also cultivates mystery and secrecy.
Yet today, in the age of the internet, social media and the many books written by former operators keen to make the most of their field experience in a second career, there has never been so much information available about special forces.
Perhaps even too much, and that is the paradox of the internet and its insatiable appetite for information. It is becoming harder and harder to find reliable, accessible and relevant information on anything today.
Hence the value of journalists and news media such as ours, Défense Zone, whose mission is to analyse, explain and inform.
Hence, too, this short book, which aims to be comprehensive while remaining as quick to read as possible, and in which we offer you a summary of what special forces really are and what their missions involve.













