Osprey is a publishing house in the United Kingdom that should be a household name to the swarms of us. Osprey continues to expand their Warrior series with the 176th book in this installment. The warrior series examines specific units and armies of a particular nation. In this installment the all-white and world renowned South African unit who was one of the most innovative and successful anti-terrorist units in the modern world.

For the Warrior series, the chapters are organized as follows:

• Introduction
• Chronology
• Structure
• Enemy of the RLI
• Recruitment and Enlistment
• Training
• Appearance
• Equipment
• Parachuting
• Helicopters
• Medical Services
• Conditions of Service
• Campaigns
• Fire force operations
• Beliefs and Belonging
• Aftermath
• Index

The book is illustrated with photographs in black and white and color, several descriptive paintings and maps of the individual areas that are listed above. I really enjoyed the knowledge and hearing about the various backgrounds that this elite unit came from. A lot of the Helicopter tactics they employed were extremely informative.

My thanks to IPMS, and Osprey Publishing for giving me the opportunity to review this book. I love learning and this book provided me insight to a unit I never even heard of until the opportunity to review this book.