Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces - Couverture souple

Clancy, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0283072830 ISBN 13 : 9780283072833

Editeur : Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

The training, resourcefulness and creativity of the US Special Forces soldier make him capable of jobs that few other soldiers could handle, in situations where traditional arms and movement don't apply. Together, Stiner and Clancy trace the transformation of the Special Forces from the small core of outsiders of the 1950s through the cauldron of Vietnam and to the rebirth of the SF in the late 1980s and 1990s as the bearer of the largest, most mixed and most complex set of missions in the US military.

From Vietnam and Laos to Panama and El Salvador to Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq, these are stories of raids, counterterrorism, hostage rescues, reconnaissance, counterinsurgency and psychological operations - and also of building settlements, teaching civilians, cleaning up water supplies, and saving lives. It is a front-row seat to a man, an institution, and a way both of war and peace that together make this an instant classic of military history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tom Clancy is a household name. His eleven novels, including Patriot Games, Hunt for Red October and Clear and Present Danger, have sold in their millions throughout the world, and been the basis of some of the biggest-name movies. He lives in Maryland. General Carl Stiner (Ret.) was Commander-in-Chief of SOCOM from 1990 to 1993. Among the missions with which he was involved were the Achille Lauro hostage rescue, the Panama invasion, and operations during Desert Storm. He lives in Tennessee.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0283072830
• ISBN 13: 9780283072833
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible