Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Kill Bin Laden Kill Bin Laden Dalton Fury The firsthand account by a commander of the Army's Tier 1 counter terrorist unit Delta Force on the operation in the mountains of Tora Bora near the Pakistan border. Fury recounts the details of the … OL11963311W
Pat Tillman Pat Tillman Rich Wolfe Short excerpts from the Pat Tillman scrapbook. ". On one of our visits to a school, one of the kids' shoes was all torn up. Pat Tilman asked the kid 'Do you like my shoes?' The kid said 'Yeah!'. Pat … OL17928818W
12 strong 12 strong Doug Stanton Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dram… OL18184601W
All roads lead to Baghdad All roads lead to Baghdad Charles H. Briscoe "By Charles H. Briscoe, et al. Tells the story of Iraqi Freedom, the second Army Special Operations (ASO) campaign in America's Global War on Terrorism. Shows how the ASO supported a US-led conventio… OL18446813W
Legend Legend Eric Blehm From the bestselling author of Fearless, the dramatic and unforgettable story of Roy Benavidez, a Green Beret in Vietnam who is known among special operations forces members today by a single word: "… OL19998457W
Abandoned in hell Abandoned in hell William Albracht "In October 1969, William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Fire Base Kate, held by only 27 American soldiers and 150 Montagnard m… OL19999167W
A dog called hope A dog called hope Morgan, Jason (paratrooper) This is the story of Napal, who brought Jason Morgan back from the brink. It is the story of a funny, lovable dog's power to heal a family and teach a wounded man how to be a true father. Humorous, i… OL20060395W
The illustrated directory of special forces The illustrated directory of special forces Miller, David Go inside the elite and often-covert world of today's Special Forces. Superbly trained, these special operations commandos are the world's ultimate military (and para-military) tacticians. Learn abou… OL20891583W
U.S. Army Special Operations U.S. Army Special Operations Michael Green Presents the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, including the various sub-groups, their history, missions, training, and equipment. OL23707810W
Killer Elite Killer Elite Michael Smith A captivating book that releases the story of the United States' most secret and advanced special ops. OL271582W
Shadow warriors Shadow warriors Tom Clancy An unconventional war requires unconventional men-the Special Forces.Green Berets Navy SEALS Rangers Air Force Special Operations PsyOps Civil Affairs and other special-mission unitsThe first two Com… OL448964W
Gone native Gone native Alan G. Cornett Green Beret medic Alan Cornett arrived in Vietnam in 1966 and spent seven years immersed in the country's culture and its people. He tells a no-holds barred story of an American soldier who made sacr… OL7800584W