Never Surrender : A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom

by Boykin, Jerry; Vincent, Lynn

• ISBN13: 9780446582155
• ISBN10: 0446582158
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-29
• Publisher: FaithWords

Summary

In 1978, Jerry Boykin joined what would become the world's premier Special Operations unit, Delta Force. The only promise: "A medal and a body bag." What followed was a .50 caliber round in the chest and a life spent with America's elite forces bringing down warlords and war criminals, despots, and dictators. In Colombia, his task force hunted the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. In Panama, he helped capture the brutal dictator Manuel Noriega, liberating a nation. From Vietnam to Iran to Mogadishu, Lt. General Jerry Boykin's life reads like an action-adventure novel. Boykin's powerful story will keep you riveted as he reveals how his military duty worked in tandem with his faith to bring him through the bloody storms of foreign battle-and through the political firestorm that ambushed him in his own country.

Author Biography

Lieutenant General William "Jerry" Boykin served in a variety of posts during his 36-year career in the Army, most of them involving Delta Force and Special Forces. He is an original member of the Army's Delta Force. His last post was as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence in the Pentagon, overseeing the gathering and exploitation of intelligence during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Table of Contents

Air Assault: Washington, D.C., 2003	p. 1
Flag Burners and War Heroes: 1948-1970	p. 21
A Helluva Ride: 1971-1977	p. 43
A Medal and a Body Bag: Fort Bragg, 1978	p. 63
Surprise, Speed, and Violence of Action: Delta Force, 1978-1979	p. 85
Welcome to World War III: Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1980	p. 105
Tea for Terrorists: Sudan, 1983	p. 141
.50 Caliber Miracle: Grenada, 1983	p. 157
Merry Christmas, Noriega: Panama, 1989-1990	p. 179
Drug Lords and False Prophets: Colombia and Waco, 1992-1993	p. 221
Battle of the Black Sea: Mogadishu, Somalia, 1993	p. 249
War Criminals: Washington, D.C. and the Balkans, 1995-1999	p. 293
Crucible: Washington, D.C., 2003-2004	p. 309
Notes	p. 351
Bibliography	p. 353
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