Special Forces: Doing War Differently (n.d.)

Introduction A documentary about Special Forces. Outline They are a handful of men. 4000 in total. All from the Army, the Air Force or the Navy. Far from the Rambo or the hyper-armed Robocops, they are rather rustic soldiers with a strong mental attitude. They are agile, stealthy, daring. Some parachute from planes flying at…

Andrew Marshall

28/09/2023

1–2 minutes

Military Documentary, Special Forces, US Army Special Forces, War

Introduction

A documentary about Special Forces.

U.S. Special Forces Green Beret Soldiers, assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operational Detachment-A, prepare to breach an entry point during a close quarter combat scenario while Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Centre, Twentynine Palms, Calif., 10 February 2016. MCAGCC conducts relevant live-fire combined arms, urban operations, and joint/coalition level integration training that promote operational forces’ readiness. (US Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released)

Outline

They are a handful of men. 4000 in total. All from the Army, the Air Force or the Navy. Far from the Rambo or the hyper-armed Robocops, they are rather rustic soldiers with a strong mental attitude. They are agile, stealthy, daring. Some parachute from planes flying at 8,000 metres, others leave submarines from torpedo bays and swim for miles before reaching their target, others stay in a hole for days and nights, without moving just to observe a target.

Their mission is to free hostages, fight terrorism, capture enemies or protect personalities, taking adversaries by surprise. A method that has nothing to do with the classic tactics of the conventional army. Their history, born from the preparation of the D-Day landings of 06 June 1944, deserves to be told.

Since the first British SAS and the men of the Kieffer commando, the role of the Special Forces in France has never stopped growing. This film traces the evolution of the role of the Special Forces over the years, to better understand its contemporary functioning. Telling the story of the Special Forces means telling the story of “another kind of war”.

Production & Filming Details

Director(s):
- Mélanie Dalsace
- Didier Sapaut
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- ZED (for)
- ECPAD (for)
- Histoire TV
- Public Senat
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Release Date: Unknown
Running Time: 52 minutes.
Rating: Unknown.
Country: France.
Language: French and English.

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