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Tom Clancy's Op-Center is back with this new thriller written by
the "New York Times" bestselling authors of Tom Clancy's ACT OF
VALOR and featuring a chilling, ripped-from-the-headlines
scenario.
Before 9/11 America was protected by a covert force known as the
National Crisis Management Center. Commonly known as Op-Center,
this silent, secret mantel guarded the American people and
protected the country from enemies. The charter was top secret and
Director Paul Hood reported directly to the president. Op-Center
used undercover operatives with SWAT capabilities to diffuse crises
around the world, and they were tops in their field. But after the
World Trade Center disaster, in the interest of streamlining,
OP-Center was disbanded--leaving the country in terrible
danger.
But when terrorists detonate bombs in sports stadiums around the
country leaving men, women and children dead or mutilated, the
President executes an emergency order to bring back Op-Center--an
Op-Center capable of dealing with the high tech crises of the 21st
Century, and there is a lethal one brewing in the Middle East. A
renegade Saudi Prince with ambitions of controlling the world's oil
supply has an ingenious plot to manipulate America into attacking
Syria and launching a war against Iran. Next, they would ignite a
sleeper cell to attack the America homeland, resulting in a
bloodbath unlike any other. Only the men and women of Op-Center,
using sophisticated technology, realize what is about to be
unleashed. Only they have the courage to issue a warning no one
wants to hear. But will anyone believe them?
Delivering "a gripping insider's view of the secret world of
nuclear security" (W.E.B. Griffin), Dick Couch's explosive novel
poses the chilling and timely question: How safe are America's
waterways from terrorist threat?
Riding quietly at her moorings on Puget Sound, the U.S. Navy's
deadly weapon -- the Trident submarine -- waits for her return to
the sea. But an Arab terrorist known as the Shadow has targeted the
USS "Michigan," with nearly three hundred nuclear warheads nestled
in its missile silos. He intends to take the deadliest weapon of
the Cold War and turn it into the deadliest dirty bomb conceivable
-- by hijacking the "Spokane," flagship of the nation's largest
ferry fleet. The nation, caught by surprise, sends a select team of
Navy SEALs to stop the Shadow. They are aided by a savvy FBI agent
and the ferry's captain, Ross Peck. Unless the U.S. wields its
political might to support his terrorist brothers in the Middle
East, the Shadow will unleash a radiological holocaust, and a
nightmare beyond imagining. . . .
Established in 1986, the U.S. Special Operations Command was set up
to bring the special operational disciplines of all branches of the
military under a single, unified command to act on missions
involving unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, foreign
internal defense, and direct action... The Marine Special
Operations Command ("MARSOC") is the newest component of the
military's shift toward a fully integrated Special Operations
Command structure. At first, the Marines were strongly against any
Marines serving under anyone other than another Marine. Then 9/11
happened. In the years following, Marine forces found themselves
growing more agreeable to inter-branch operational command, finally
forming the Marine Special Operations Command in 2006. Always
Faithful, Always Forward follows the journey of a class of Marine
candidates from their recruitment, through assessment and
selection, to their qualification as Marines Special Operators.
Retired Navy Captain Dick Couch has been given unprecedented access
to this new command and to the individual Marines of this
exceptional special-operations unit, allowing him to chronicle the
history and development of the Marine Special Operations Command
and how they find, recruit, and train their special operators.
This now-classic tale of SEAL combat action in Vietnam marked Dick
Couch’s debut as a novelist in 1990 and sold more than 100,000
copies. Hailed for its authenticity, it was the first novel about
Navy SEALs to be written by one of their own. Couch, a SEAL platoon
leader in the Mekong Delta from 1970 to 1971, includes gripping
descriptions of dangerous operations that continue to attract a
broad audience, with many bestselling authors calling his book a
sensational story they can’t put down. This new paperback edition
features a foreword by the former head of the Naval Special Warfare
Command.
In this ground-breaking book, bestselling author and former U.S.
Navy SEAL Dick Couch reports on the actions of the SEAL Task Unit
during the Battle of Ramadi in Iraq's al-Anbar Province between
2005 and 2007. When he began his research, the author thought he
would be writing about the SEALs' courage in the face of a losing
cause. Instead, he discovered a startling success story whose
importance has gone unrecognised in the war against al-Qaeda. Couch
argues that the lessons of Ramadi, with SEALs fighting alongside
regular forces in an urban war zone, call for using this strategy
more widely. One of the most significant military engagements in
the global war against terrorism since 9/11 and the most sustained
and vicious engagement ever fought by SEALs, the Battle of Ramadi
demonstrates both their code of brotherhood and ability to adapt in
an urban battle space, which Couch identifies as the keys to the
SEALs'success on the battlefield. The story of PO2 Michael Monsoor,
who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery
during the battle, is a compelling example of their extraordinary
brotherhood. First published in hardcover in 2008, the book is now
available in paperback for the first time. About the Author Dick
Couch, a 1967 graduate of the Naval Academy, served with the Navy
Underwater Demolition and SEAL Teams. While a platoon leader with
SEAL Team One, he led one of the only successful POW rescue
operations of the Vietnam War. Later, he served as a Maritime
Operations Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. A resident
of Ketchum, ID, he is the award-winning author of dozens of books,
including Chosen Soldier and A Tactical Ethic, and a regular TV and
radio news analyst.
In combating terror, America can no longer depend on its
conventional military superiority and the use of sophisticated
technology. More than ever, we need men like those of the Army
Special Forces-the legendary Green Berets.
In "Chosen Soldier," Dick Couch draws on nearly a year spent at
Special Forces training facilities and offers an unprecedented view
of the education of these men.
Following the experiences of one class of soldiers as they endure
this physically and mentally exhausting ordeal, Couch spells out in
fascinating detail the demanding selection process and grueling
field exercises, the high-level technical training and intensive
language courses, and the simulated battle problems that test
everything from how well SF candidates gather operational
intelligence to their skills at negotiating with volatile, often
hostile, local leaders. "Chosen Soldier" paints a vivid portrait of
an elite group, and a process that forges America's smartest, most
versatile, and most valuable fighting force.
With a postscript describing SEAL efforts in Afghanistan, The Warrior Elite takes you into the toughest, longest, and most relentless military training in the world.
What does it take to become a Navy SEAL? What makes talented, intelligent young men volunteer for physical punishment, cold water, and days without sleep? In The Warrior Elite, former Navy SEAL Dick Couch documents the process that transforms young men into warriors. SEAL training is the distillation of the human spirit, a tradition-bound ordeal that seeks to find men with character, courage, and the burning desire to win at all costs, men who would rather die than quit.
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