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Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
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I found this book via the way of the television show, The Unit. While the TV show is excellent, it in no way prepared me for this exciting read.
I don't know what it is about the contents of this book, but, wow, these guys are the best of the best. The Spartans of contemporary times.
Haney brings to life the fortitude, struggles, courage, training, training, and training, that the Delta operator goes through. He was a charter member of this elite counter-terrorist force. His selection class had a 7% success rate. The highest selection ever.
His descriptions of battle and operations are not overly gory, but are rather poignant of what goes through a person's mind, or more namely, what goes through a person who is incredibly intelligent and trained to rise above normalcy.
In some parts, this book may have been a jab at the CIA, upper brass, and other politicos who basically looked out for themselves (as individuals professionally) and put the hamper on these operator's jobs and functions. However, when they were allowed to work, watch out. It was almost always with extreme success. You would think our government (collectively) would learn.
The book was written just before 9/11 and Haney concludes with an uplifting message about our country's ideals. There's no doubt in my mind that Delta operators are in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, one has to wonder, what current politics are getting in the way of their operations. Hopefully, it's not happening, but if history is any indication...
I don't know what it is about the contents of this book, but, wow, these guys are the best of the best. The Spartans of contemporary times.
Haney brings to life the fortitude, struggles, courage, training, training, and training, that the Delta operator goes through. He was a charter member of this elite counter-terrorist force. His selection class had a 7% success rate. The highest selection ever.
His descriptions of battle and operations are not overly gory, but are rather poignant of what goes through a person's mind, or more namely, what goes through a person who is incredibly intelligent and trained to rise above normalcy.
In some parts, this book may have been a jab at the CIA, upper brass, and other politicos who basically looked out for themselves (as individuals professionally) and put the hamper on these operator's jobs and functions. However, when they were allowed to work, watch out. It was almost always with extreme success. You would think our government (collectively) would learn.
The book was written just before 9/11 and Haney concludes with an uplifting message about our country's ideals. There's no doubt in my mind that Delta operators are in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, one has to wonder, what current politics are getting in the way of their operations. Hopefully, it's not happening, but if history is any indication...
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January 14, 2008
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February 24, 2008
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