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Brothers of the Cloth: True Accounts of Special Mission Unit Soldiers
True accounts of Special Mission Unit soldiers such as MSG Foster, SGM Rich, CSM Sudderth, and other legends.
- GenresMilitary History
309 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2020
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July 10, 2022
George E. Hand IV is one of the most unique and interesting people you will ever encounter. Intelligent, slightly eccentric, very kind, and one of the deadliest men to ever walk the earth. With a background in Special Forces and service in the Army's Special Mission Unit, geo (as he is known to his friends, note the lower-case "g") has probably forgotten more about the hunting of man than the average person will ever learn.
At the same time, in his book Brothers of the Cloth: True Accounts of Special Mission Unit Soldiers, geo does not focus on himself, unlike many non-fiction accounts about special operations forces. The focus is solely on the men with whom he served, men such as Colin Rich and Samuel Booth Foster, operators who were larger than life and made an indelible impact on geo during his ten years in the Unit.
For folks looking for non-fiction on the Special Mission Unit, they should absolutely pick up this book, post-haste. That's about all I can say without giving away the contents within. I highly recommend this book.
At the same time, in his book Brothers of the Cloth: True Accounts of Special Mission Unit Soldiers, geo does not focus on himself, unlike many non-fiction accounts about special operations forces. The focus is solely on the men with whom he served, men such as Colin Rich and Samuel Booth Foster, operators who were larger than life and made an indelible impact on geo during his ten years in the Unit.
For folks looking for non-fiction on the Special Mission Unit, they should absolutely pick up this book, post-haste. That's about all I can say without giving away the contents within. I highly recommend this book.
April 8, 2023
This book right here is not one I would typically choose to read as I try to keep my head buried in the sand when it comes to all things military. Too many bad memories of my abbreviated, lackluster stint within the WACs.
The author has written a moving memoir of some of his days defending our country along with several of the men he fought beside. The amount of deep respect and love he had/has for his “brothers” is so evident in his writing. To understand or experience even an ounce of their fortitude is way out of my ability to even imagine. The training for SMUs was described in such a way as to exhaust me just in the reading of it. Deep appreciation to all those who have chosen to fight for our freedom.
The author has written a moving memoir of some of his days defending our country along with several of the men he fought beside. The amount of deep respect and love he had/has for his “brothers” is so evident in his writing. To understand or experience even an ounce of their fortitude is way out of my ability to even imagine. The training for SMUs was described in such a way as to exhaust me just in the reading of it. Deep appreciation to all those who have chosen to fight for our freedom.
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