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Sales Rank: 5910
Category: Book
Author: Eric Haney
Publisher: Delta
Studio: Delta
Manufacturer: Delta
Label: Delta
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0385339364
Dewey Decimal Number: 356.1670973
EAN: 9780385339360
ASIN: 0385339364
Publication Date: August 30, 2005
Release Date: August 30, 2005
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Product Description
Now the inspiration for the CBS Television drama, "The Unit."
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?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).
Inside Delta Forece
The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
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.
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?designed to break the strongest of men?that singles out the best of the best: the Delta Force Operator.
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?and a few fatal mistakes.
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. Inside Delta Force brings honor to these singular men while it puts us in the middle of action that is sudden, frightening, and nonstop around the world.
From the Hardcover edition.
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 Page Turner December 28, 2008
This is a page turner. It reads almost like a novel but it's a true story. There's a lot of time spent on training portion but it's really good.
I first got this for my wife after we started watching "The Unit" (season one). She read it right away. I finally got around to reading it and I wish I'd read it sooner. The TV show incorporates a lot of the advanced training used (even paintballers will recognize some urban-warfare tactics used, although that's downplayed in the book).
A Must Read for a First Hand Look at Delta Force December 14, 2008
A gritty telling of the inception of Delta Force from A to Z, this
important historical and factual history is a must read for the
student and afficianado of all things military. This and the
simplified version for younger readers presents a complete picture
of the intensity of training, testing, and preparation to be accepted as member of this elite protective force, and leads the reader to greater understandings of the political implications leading to many of the
ops, both planned and aborted, during the author's long dedicated service. An absolute must read!!!Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist UnitInside Delta ForceBeyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century.(Book review): An article from: Military Review
Excellent book December 9, 2008
You really get the insider's view with this book. The author does an AMAZING job of making you feel like you're living the life of a Special Forces soldier, right there with him.
 Haney don't blame the Navy! June 21, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Shame on you Haney for blaming the Navy for that Desert 1 fiasco. There should have been Army mechanics servicing those choppers, not Navy guys who had never seen a sand filter before, after all not much sand when flying over water.For the casual reader, those were new helicopters with just enough hours on them to be broken in and be proven combat worthy.They were Army birds serviced by Navy mechanics aboard the carriers.They were getting "bad gas millage" compared to comparable Navy Helios.Wondering why? Navy mechanics searched for a reason for what was perceived to be a problem.The solution was to remove what seemed to be an unnecessary component,which unfortunately were sand filters.The helicopters, not all of them developed mechanical problems over the desert.At Desert 1 Army & Marine units mingled with no clear command structure and the accident that took the lives of some very brave men, then President Carter canceled the operation.This operation could still have proceeded especially since we already had troops right across the street from the embassy.I've best heard it described as like "the bride waiting at the alter".
I remain convinced that the hostages would have been freed that night if President Carted had only pulled the trigger.
Seeing is believing.
great book, great shape May 31, 2008
This is an awesome book, by a no nonsense guy, who has been there and done that. The book came quickly, and for a great price. It was new, and with no marks, and the binding was as if it never had been opened. Thanks for a great book!
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