Shadow Warriors : Inside the Special Forces

by Clancy, Tom; Stiner, Carl; Koltz, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780425188316
• ISBN10: 0425188310
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-04
• Publisher: Berkley Trade

Summary

The war in Afghanistan has given the public an unprecedented look at what America's special forces can do--their extraordinary skill and stamina and the sacrifices they are willing to make. Now, Tom Clancy and Carl Stiner--the second commander of SOCOM, the U.S. Special Operations Command--take readers deep inside the history, training, resourcefulness, and creativity of the Special Forces soldier. These are first-hand accounts of soldiers fighting outside the lines: counterterrorism, raids, hostage rescues, reconnaissance, counter-insurgency, and psychological operations-from Vietnam and Laos to Lebanon, from Panama to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq, to the new wars of today...

Author Biography

Tom Clancy is the author of twelve novels, most recently, Red Rabbit and The Bear and the Dragon, and the co-author of the Commanders books Into the Storm and Every Man a Tiger. He is also the co-author of the nonfiction series that includes Submarine, Armored Cav, Fighter Wing, Marine, Airborne, Carrier, and Special Forces, and the co-creator of the Op-Center, Power Plays, and Net Force series.

General Carl Stiner, now retired, was commander in chief of SOCOM from 1990 to 1993, and previously spent a large part of his career as commander of many of the nation's preeminent contingency strike forces, such as the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the Joint Special Operations Command. Among the missions with which he was involved are the Achille Lauro hostage rescue, the invasion of Panama, and operations during Desert Storm.

Table of Contents

Authors' Note	p. XI
Monday, October 7, 1985	p. 1
Pioneers	p. 35
Warriors' Warrior	p. 67
Country Carl	p. 99
Few Are Called, Fewer Are Chosen	p. 127
Vietnam	p. 161
Between the Wars	p. 205
The Lebanon Tragedy	p. 227
The Achille Lauro Strike	p. 265
Panama: Operation bluespoon	p. 297
Panama: Operation just cause	p. 341
Shadows in the Storm	p. 395
Bulldog and His Pack: An Incident in the War	p. 451
The Face of the Future	p. 469
Tuesday, September 11, 2001	p. 501
The United States Special Operations Command: A Brief History	p. 511
Leadership	p. 523
Acknowledgments	p. 531
Bibliography	p. 535
Index	p. 539
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