Sublime

As he came in today, the Turk gave him a nod. “There’s a woman waiting for you in your alcove. Abglanz-shielded. Asked for you by name. Just so you know.” Rustem considered whether he should run. No, this wasn’t the way Moscow would go about killing him. He wasn’t worth a personal visit. The level of irritation he had caused them was worth, at the

David Hogan offers an historical overview of army Ranger tensions from World War II up and through the early 1990s: Raiders or Elite Infantry? The Changing Role of the U.S. Army Rangers from Dieppe to Grenada (Hogan 1992).

Krueger’s concern for his troops was legendary. Once, during a rainstorm on Leyte in 1945, Krueger found the sentry guarding his command post wet to the skin, cold, and shivering. He ordered the soldier inside and told him to towel off and change into one of Krueger’s dry uniforms. When a subordinate asked why, Krueger said, “Son, I’ve walked many

AIR COMMANDOS

Otto Skorzeny

Royal Air Force,

Aristodemus,

Arguably, other individuals might also stand in as incarnations of this process. William E. Fairbairn, discussed in chapter 6, had more than his share of high adventure abroad and certainly molded a great many individual agents. At the doctrinal and organizational level, however, it becomes harder to assess his influence.

was desperate to find his men some cover, to