At the beginning of World War II, Prince Junio Valerio Borghese, dashing Italian nobleman, assembled the famous Decima MAS naval unit-the first modern naval commando squad. Borghese's "frogmen" were trained to fight undercover and underwater with small submarines and assault boats armed with a variety of destructive torpedoes. The covert tactics he and the Decima MAS developed, including the use of midget submarines, secret nighttime operations, and small teams armed with explosives, have become a standard for special forces around the world to this very day.After the Italian capitulation in...

In the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East some of World War II's greatest legends were born as Erwin Rommel the "Desert Fox" led his Afrika Korps against the "Desert Rats" of the British 8th Army led by Bernard Montgomery. Both sides recruited local people to their cause, winning stunning victories but planting the seeds of conflicts to come.This exceptional work draws on exclusive interviews with Rommel's German-Italian translator, covers the Mediterranean grand strategy of both sides, evaluates the impact of the campaign on today's North Africa and Middle East, and gives a complete...

Do you consider a months' long visit to a USA or Canadian destination? Here is a tale from one who has spent 15 years in resort communities winter and summer, who relates how to plan and then enjoy the experience, the communities, the people. And the temperature, a prime reason to travel. An extended trip allows you to learn about a community and an area, dig into events and scenery, meet people and hear tales while sittin' on a dock in the bay. Why spend a few months in another location? The short answer is to create a more pleasant travel experience for you, based on your personal...