Description
| Product ID: | 9780062249692 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Delta Force |
| Subtitle: | A Memoir by the Founder of the U.S. Military's Most Secretive Special-Operations Unit |
| Authors: | Author: Charlie A Beckwith, Donald Knox |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Vietnam War, Special and elite forces, Special & elite forces, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Wanted: Volunteers for Project Delta. Will guarantee you a medal. A body bag. Or both. When the author issued this call to arms in Vietnam in 1965, he revolutionized American armed combat. This title tells the story of what would eventually come to be known as Delta Force. The definitive insider's account of the U.S. Army's most elite and secretive special-ops unit, written by the legendary founder and first commanding officer of Delta Force Wanted: Volunteers for Project Delta. Will guarantee you a medal. A body bag. Or both. With this call to arms, Charlie Beckwith revolutionized American armed combat. Beckwith's acclaimed memoir tells the story of Delta Force ("the Army's most elite commando unit."—Los Angeles Times) as only its maverick creator could tell it—from the bloody baptism of Vietnam to the top-secret training grounds of North Carolina to political battles in the upper levels of the Pentagon itself. This is the heart-pounding, first-person, insider's view of the missions that made Delta Force legendary. |
| Imprint Name: | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2013-05-27 |
