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The hunt for Ernesto "Che" Guevera was one of the first successful
U.S. Special Forces missions in history. Using government reports
and documents, as well as eyewitness accounts, "Hunting Che" tells
the untold story of how the infamous revolutionary was captured--a
mission later duplicated in Afghanistan and Iraq.
As one of the architects of the Cuban Revolution, Guevera had
become famous for supporting and organizing similar insurgencies in
Africa and Latin America. When he turned his attention to Bolivia
in 1967, the Pentagon made a decision: Che had to be stopped.
Major Ralph "Pappy" Shelton was called upon to lead the mission.
Much was unknown about Che's force in Bolivia, and the stakes were
high. With a handpicked team of Green Berets, Shelton turned
Bolivian peasants into a trained fighting and
intelligence-gathering force.
"Hunting Che" follows Shelton's American team and the newly formed
Bolivian Rangers through the hunt to Che's eventual capture and
execution. With the White House and the Pentagon monitoring every
move, Shelton and his team helped prevent another Communist threat
from taking root in the West.
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The Green Berets--a legendary corps of soldiers whose exploits made
military history. But now, its very identity and role as a fighting
force may be forever changed . . .
Until the war in Iraq, Special Forces were the military's
counterinsurgency experts. Their specialty was going behind enemy
lines and training insurgent forces. In Afghanistan, they toppled
the Taliban by transforming Northern Alliance fighters into
cohesive units. But since that time, Special Forces units have
focused on offensive raids.
With time running short, the Green Berets have now gone back to
their roots.
Award-winning journalist Kevin Maurer traveled with a Special
Forces team in Afghanistan, finding out firsthand the inside story
of the lives of this elite group of highly trained soldiers. He
witnessed the intense brotherhood, the rigorous selection process,
and the arduous training that makes them the best on the
battlefield. Here, Maurer delivers a compelling account of modern
warfare and of a fighting force that is doing everything in its
power to achieve victory.
In a remote, enemy-held valley in Afghanistan, a Special Forces
team planned to scale a steep mountain to surprise and capture a
terrorist leader. But before they found the target, the target
found them...
The team was caught in a deadly ambush that not only threatened
their lives, but the entire mission. The elite soldiers fought
huddled for hours on a small rock ledge as rocket-propelled
grenades and heavy machine-gun fire rained down on them. With total
disregard for their own safety, they tended to their wounded and
kept fighting to stay alive. When the battle finally ended, ten
soldiers had earned Silver Stars--the Army's third highest award
for combat valor. It was the most Silver Stars awarded to any unit
in one battle since Vietnam.
Based on dozens of interviews with those who were there, "No Way
Out "is a compelling narrative of an epic battle that not only
tested the soldiers' mettle but serves as a cautionary tale. Be
careful what you ask a soldier to do because they will die trying
to accomplish their mission.
THE GRIPPING FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT OF BIN LADEN'S EXECUTION For the
first time, read the first-hand account of the planning and
execution of the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist
mastermind. No Easy Day puts readers inside the elite, handpicked
twenty-four-man team known as SEAL Team Six as they train for the
most important mission of their lives. From the crash of the Black
Hawk helicopter that threatened the mission with disaster, to the
radio call confirming their target was dead, the SEAL team raid on
bin Laden's secret HQ is recounted in nail-biting second-by-second
detail. Team leader Mark Owen takes readers behind enemy lines with
one of the world's most astonishing fighting forces, in the only
insider's account of their most spectacular mission. 'No Easy Day
amounts to a cinematic account of the raid to kill Bin Laden: you
feel as if you're sitting in the Black Hawk as it swoops in' NY
Times 'A blistering first-hand account' The Sun
"Richardson never pulls his punches in these vivid
descriptions." --"Publishers Weekly"
Caught in the Chinese counterattack at Unsan-one of the
deadliest American battles of the Cold War Era-Colonel Bill
Richardson led an Alamo like defense of the few survivors before
being taken prisoner. The North Koreans marched them through
sub-zero weather without food, shelter, or medical attention to the
area known as Death Valley. Enduring torture designed to break the
mind and body, Richardson remained strong enough to lead his fellow
prisoners in resistance, sabotage, and new plans for escape.
"Valleys of Death" is a stirring story of survival and
determination, an intimate look at the soldiers who fought
America's first battle of the cold war in the unvarnished words of
one of their own.
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