Publisher's Synopsis
Many of the medals are awarded posthumously, either because they died in battle, or because so much time has passed before they were recognized for their acts.
Special Forces are defined as military units which are stringently chosen and intensively trained to conduct special missions for a particular country's military, economic and political objectives.
Not much is known about these units. They mostly operate in the shadows and often get confused with conventional forces. One of the common mistakes is to confuse Elite Special-Purpose Infantry Units like the French Foreign Legion's 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment or the British Royal Marines Commandos as Special Forces Units.
