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Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two years before the action in Lone Survivor, a team of Green Berets conducted a very different, successful mission in Afghanistan's notorious Pech Valley. Led by Captain Ronald Fry, Hammerhead Six applied the principles of unconventional warfare to "win hearts and minds" and fight against the terrorist insurgency.
In 2003, the Special Forces soldiers entered an area later called "the most dangerous place in Afghanistan." Here, where...
In 2003, the Special Forces soldiers entered an area later called "the most dangerous place in Afghanistan." Here, where...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Dick Couch offers a fascinating inside look at the mentally and physically grueling education of the Army Special Forces. A vivid portrait of the process that forges America's most versatile and valuable fighting force.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about bomb squad technicians. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
6) Green Berets
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Language
English
Description
Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dramatic account that includes testimonies by Afghanistan citizens whose lives were changed by the war.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
First Scribner hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
Describes the secret mission of a small band of U.S. soldiers who battled against Taliban forces on horseback and captured the Afghan city of Mazār-i Sharīf, a critical location for further campaigns.
9) Courageous
Author
Publisher
HQN Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Special Forces Officer Winslow Grange returns home to Texas, he must employ all of his training to help a former associate from South America while trying to avoid Peg Larson, the daughter of his ranch foreman who is a distraction he cannot afford.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
A top-secret U.S. Army Special Operations unit has been running covert missions all over the world, from leading death squads to the hideout of drug baron Pablo Escobar to assassinating key al Qaeda members, including Iraqi leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and, in one of their greatest missions, capturing Saddam Hussein. ʺThe Activity,ʺ as it became known to insiders, has achieved near-mythical status, even among the worldʼs Special Operations elite....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he's about to die. Kennedy, a Green Beret, decorated Army sniper, and UFC headliner, has tackled a bull with his bare hands, jumped out of airplanes, dove...
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