false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171704329m/115587.jpg 115587 11 <b>Now the inspiration for the CBS Television drama, "The Unit."</b><br><br>Delta Force. They are the U.S. Army's most elite top-secret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but you won't hear about their heroics on CNN. No headlines can reveal their top-secret missions, and no book has ever taken readers inside&#8212;until now. Here, a founding member of Delta Force takes us behind the veil of secrecy and into the action-to reveal the never-before-told story of 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-D (Delta Force).<br><br><b>Inside Delta Forece</b><br><b><i>The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit</i></b><br><br>He is a master of espionage, trained to take on hijackers, terrorists, hostage takers, and enemy armies. He can deploy by parachute or arrive by commercial aircraft. Survive alone in hostile cities. Speak foreign languages fluently. Strike at enemy targets with stunning swiftness and extraordinary teamwork. He is the ultimate modern warrior: the Delta Force Operator.<br><br>In this dramatic behind-the-scenes chronicle, Eric Haney, one of the founding members of Delta Force, takes us inside this legendary counterterrorist unit. Here, for the first time, are details of the grueling selection process&#8212;designed to break the strongest of men&#8212;that singles out the best of the best: the Delta Force Operator.<br><br>With heart-stopping immediacy, Haney tells what it's really like to enter a hostage-held airplane. And from his days in Beirut, Haney tells an unforgettable tale of bodyguards and bombs, of a day-to-day life of madness and beauty, and of how he and a teammate are called on to kill two gunmen targeting U.S. Marines at the Beirut airport. As part of the team sent to rescue American hostages in Tehran, Haney offers a first-person description of that failed mission that is a chilling, compelling account of a bold maneuver undone by chance&#8212;and a few fatal mistakes.<br><br>From fighting guerrilla warfare in Honduras to rescuing missionaries in Sudan and leading the way onto the island of Grenada, Eric Haney captures the daring and discipline that distinguish the men of Delta Force. <b>Inside Delta Force</b> brings honor to these singular men while it puts us in the middle of action that is sudden, frightening, and nonstop around the world.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 111311 2002 Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit total:383|5:127|4:154|3:90|2:11|1:1| 383 1544 515 74 5 0 false false Thu Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue May 26 22:24:12 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 22:24:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 17:19:10 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 06:38:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 15 07:01:15 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 07:01:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 04 14:07:45 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 12:04:00 -0700 2008 2 4 1 false false Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 16:13:34 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 18:23:27 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Mar 24 23:26:46 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 23:27:23 -0700 2008 - it take 53 push-ups to be a delt force member.
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I don't know what it is about the contents of this book, but, wow, these guys are the best of the best. The Spartans of contemporary times.
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