Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist UnitThey 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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 01/23/2007
ISBN: 9780385732529
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.18w x 0.59d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 105759 / Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
Reading Level: 7.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 12