| Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit Revised Edition Contributor(s): Haney, Eric L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 038573252X ISBN-13: 9780385732529 Publisher: Delacorte Press OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: They are the Army's most elite top-secret strike force. But you won't hear about their heroics on the news, no headlines about them can appear in the papers, and no one--not even their families--can know who they are. First Special Forces Operational Detachment-D--Delta Force, America's supersecret counterterrorist unit. On paper they do not exist, but without them, our lives wouldn't be the same. In this exclusive behind-the-scenes account, founding member Eric L. Haney, Command Sergeant Major, USA (ret.), takes you into the grueling selection and training process of Delta Force. From learning how to open a padlock with a soda can to rescuing a hijacked airplane, these men are masters of espionage and warfare. They are the anonymous heroes who protect us every day from threats we'll never know existed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: 356.167 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 105759 Reading Level: 7.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: They are the Army's most elite top-secret strike force. But you won't hear about their heroics on the news, no headlines about them can appear in the papers, and no one--not even their families--can know who they are. First Special Forces Operational Detachment-D--Delta Force, America's supersecret counterterrorist unit. On paper they do not exist, but without them, our lives wouldn't be the same. In this exclusive behind-the-scenes account, founding member Eric L. Haney, Command Sergeant Major, USA (ret.), takes you into the grueling selection and training process of Delta Force. From learning how to open a padlock with a soda can to rescuing a hijacked airplane, these men are masters of espionage and warfare. They are the anonymous heroes who protect us every day from threats we'll never know existed. |