Special Forces
A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces
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3.7 • 22 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
They are sent to the world's hot spots-on covert missions fraught with danger. They are called on to perform at the peak of their physical and mental capabilities, primed for combat and surveillance, yet ready to pitch in with disaster relief operations. They are the Army's Special Forces Groups. Now follow Tom Clancy as he delves into the training and tools, missions and mindset of these elite operatives.
Special Forces includes:
The making of Special Forces personnel: recruitment and training
A rare look at actual Special Forces Group deployment Exercises
Tools of the trade: weapons, communications and sensor equipment, survival gear
Roles and missions: a mini-novel illustrates a probable scenario of Special Forces intervention
Exclusive photographs, illustrations and diagramsPlus: an interview with General Hugh Shelton, USA, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (and the former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Special Operations Command-USSOCOM)
Customer Reviews
Review of Tom Clancy's Special Forces
I gave this book 5 stars because I knew what it was going to be when I purchased it. It is a documentary-style book outlining the training that United States Army Special Forces soldiers go through. There is a fictional mission toward the end of the book that is Tom's take on the kind of mission that a Special Forces team would undertake. A good informational read for those interested on what it takes to become an SF guy. One caveat, however, is that, of course, their training is constantly changing. It is still a good overview, though.