Jane's Amphibious and Special Forces

Jane’s Amphibious and Special Forces provides you with country-by-country assessments detailing the forces, vessels and equipment capable of mounting an amphibious or special forces operation.

This year’s edition includes:

• Expert insight into a country’s defensive capabilities, deployment potential and, where relevant, vulnerability to attack
• Details of coastal defense systems
• Naval, marine, army and air force involvement
• Bibliographic references

Jane’s Amphibious and Special Forces helps you:

• Inform your threat analysis
• Gain an overarching view of littoral warfare
• Keep apprised of warfare technology

‘This strategic overview of global capabilities, strategy, coastal defenses and platforms/equipment acts as a guide to the world's ability to conduct littoral warfare through the use of amphibious and special forces.’

Editor: Lt Col. Ewen Southby-Tailyour, OBE, RM

The contents of Jane's Amphibious and Special Forces include:

Special and elite forces

• Amphibious history and aspirations
• Sea lift including special forces craft
• Maritime air support
• Air defense armor
• Artillery logistic support

Jane's Amphibious and Special Forces is available in three formats:

1. Online
2. Softbound – twice yearly
3. Offline data feed

The online format provides you with many benefits not available with the softbound version, including:

• Continuous online updates
• Enhanced search functionality
• A minimum five-year archive

Ewen Southby-Tailyour

The author served for 32 years in the Royal Marines, working with (and often commanding) amphibious vessels from all the NATO countries. He has held various appointments in four Commando units. His career included active service operations in Aden, Northern Ireland, Oman, the Falkland Islands, Hong Kong and thirteen winters in the Norwegian Arctic developing the use of fast raiding and assault craft for supporting commando operations. He also served in the US, West Indies, the North Sea (oil-rig protection), Cyprus, Corsica, Malta, Bahrain, the Yemen, Kuwait and the South Atlantic. He was attached to the USMC in 1977 in the eastern Mediterranean and to the French Commando Hubert in Toulon where he attended their combatant nageur course. He was seconded for two years as a reconnaissance platoon and company commander with the Sultan of Muscat's Armed Forces during the Dhofar War. During the Falklands (Malvinas) War, he was the navigation advisor to the command, as well as commander of the Task Force Landing Craft Squadron. His final four years were spent on the staffs of the Commandant General, Royal Marines and the Director General Surface Ships (Amphibious Group), helping to design and procure the next generation of amphibious shipping and craft, most notably the LPH, LPD, LCVP Mk 4 and the LCU Mk 10. On retirement he was employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for duties in the Republic of Serbian Krajina and, subsequently, in Croatia along the Dalmatian Coast. He is retained by ABS Hovercraft Limited as their amphibious and military advisor.

In 1991, he established an amphibious consultancy that advises builders and governments on the design of amphibious vessels and the procedures for their operation. He has published five books on amphibious related subjects and is a commercial yacht skipper and amateur explorer.