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The inspiration for the hit television series The Unit
Delta Force. They are the US 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 First Special Forces Operational Detachment-D (Delta Force).
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 US 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 around-the-world action that is sudden, frightening, and nonstop. INTRODUCTION
IN THE BEGINNING
PREPARING THE FORCE
INTO THE FRAY
AFTERMATH
TWO YEARS LATER
EPILOGUE
POST 11 SEPTEMBER 2001
THEN, NOW, AND THE FUTURE
"In this rapidly changing and dangerous world, US Special Forces are vital to the security of all Americans. CSM Eric Haney is perhaps the world's foremost expert on military special ops. Read Inside Delta Force and learn what we are really up against."
"Nonstop page-turning drama…If Haney is the measure by which Special Forces' standards are met, we will always have the advantage in the war against terrorism."
"A rousing chronicle of what it's really like to be a special-ops guy."
"Compelling memoir…a book that you won't want to put down."
"A book that could not be more timely, written by a warrior who knows what he's talking about."
"The story of the US military's elite counterterrorism warriors…Timely…fascinating…well-written."
"Perfect for military enthusiasts."
"A vivid portrait of the first decade of the elite US counterterrorist unit…Adding considerably to public knowledge about basic and sophisticated security and antiterrorism issues, his valuable book is also, after 9-11, a compellingly timely one."
Delta Force. They are the US 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 First Special Forces Operational Detachment-D (Delta Force).
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 US 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 around-the-world action that is sudden, frightening, and nonstop. INTRODUCTION
IN THE BEGINNING
PREPARING THE FORCE
INTO THE FRAY
AFTERMATH
TWO YEARS LATER
EPILOGUE
POST 11 SEPTEMBER 2001
THEN, NOW, AND THE FUTURE
"In this rapidly changing and dangerous world, US Special Forces are vital to the security of all Americans. CSM Eric Haney is perhaps the world's foremost expert on military special ops. Read Inside Delta Force and learn what we are really up against."
"Nonstop page-turning drama…If Haney is the measure by which Special Forces' standards are met, we will always have the advantage in the war against terrorism."
"A rousing chronicle of what it's really like to be a special-ops guy."
"Compelling memoir…a book that you won't want to put down."
"A book that could not be more timely, written by a warrior who knows what he's talking about."
"The story of the US military's elite counterterrorism warriors…Timely…fascinating…well-written."
"Perfect for military enthusiasts."
"A vivid portrait of the first decade of the elite US counterterrorist unit…Adding considerably to public knowledge about basic and sophisticated security and antiterrorism issues, his valuable book is also, after 9-11, a compellingly timely one."