Walter Bruyère-Ostells describes the genesis and shows how the COS (Commandement des Opérations Spéciales) organised itself and carried out its first missions, earning its spurs in Afghanistan in 2003. Since then, the units of the COS have been among the best special forces in the world and increasingly work together with their Anglo-Saxon counterparts. Since 2010, as the fight against terrorism increased, the tasks of the Special Forces have evolved.
This book describes the COS not only as a laboratory for new materiel or innovative courses of action for armies, but also as an ideal observatory for charting the changes in warfare over the past thirty years. Their place at the heart of crisis and conflict zones and their operational flexibility make special forces the first to adapt to new conflict situations.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Bruyère-Ostells, Waltère
Title
Le COS. Histoire des Forces Spéciales Francaises
Details
French text, paperback. 392 pp.
State
new
Perrrin 92 avenue de France 75013 Paris Frankreich
