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The Green Berets: The Amazing Story of the U. S. Army's Elite Special Forces Unit (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 865 ratings — published 1965
Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 4.49 — 444 ratings — published 2020
By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 4.15 — 459 ratings — published 2023
Sand, Snow, and Stardust: How US Military Engineers Conquered Extreme Environments (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 3.92 — 12 ratings — published
Secret Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines with the Elite Warriors of SOG (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 4.59 — 608 ratings — published 2004
Special Forces at War: An Illustrated History, South East Asia 1957-1975 (Hardback) - Common
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
No Shadows in the Desert: Murder, Vengeance, and Espionage in the War Against ISIS (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 4.04 — 170 ratings — published
The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 4.32 — 4,516 ratings — published 2010
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,782 ratings — published 2009
Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 4.48 — 5,059 ratings — published
The Commandos: The Inside Story of America's Secret Soldiers (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 3.90 — 163 ratings — published 1995
War Story (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as green-berets)
avg rating 4.08 — 145 ratings — published 1979
“The American Airborne Forces had truly lived up to their motto, which was emblazoned in big letters over their camp gates: STRAC, meaning ‘Skilled, Tough and Ready Around the Clock.’ To some wags in the SAS this was interpreted as ‘Shit, The Russians Are Coming!’ However, for many years afterwards in the SAS to be ‘strac’ meant you were ready. [Concerning SAS training at Fort Bragg in 1962.]”
― Geordie: SAS Fighting Hero
― Geordie: SAS Fighting Hero
“...his methods of achieving his aim were a constant throughout his life:
• No matter how verbose the orders, render them down to simple aims.
• Know your enemy.
• Plan every move from the point of departure to the point of return. Keep the element of surprise in mind at all times. Plan boldly and act boldly (but not foolishly).
• Ask the question “What if . . . ” at every stage of the plan. Ask that question no matter how outlandish it may seem to be.
• Give honest orders and honest answers to the troops’ questions.
• Do not delegate a task unless prepared to do it yourself.
• Select the right equipment, but always remember that it is the man who counts.
• Rehearse, rehearse, and then rehearse again.
• Hope for—but do not expect—good luck. If good luck does appear to be with you, exploit it—fast.
No one will deny that the Meadows-detailed preparation and planning phases for any operation paid off. It is a technique still practiced throughout Special Forces.”
― The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces
• No matter how verbose the orders, render them down to simple aims.
• Know your enemy.
• Plan every move from the point of departure to the point of return. Keep the element of surprise in mind at all times. Plan boldly and act boldly (but not foolishly).
• Ask the question “What if . . . ” at every stage of the plan. Ask that question no matter how outlandish it may seem to be.
• Give honest orders and honest answers to the troops’ questions.
• Do not delegate a task unless prepared to do it yourself.
• Select the right equipment, but always remember that it is the man who counts.
• Rehearse, rehearse, and then rehearse again.
• Hope for—but do not expect—good luck. If good luck does appear to be with you, exploit it—fast.
No one will deny that the Meadows-detailed preparation and planning phases for any operation paid off. It is a technique still practiced throughout Special Forces.”
― The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces
