The Operators: Inside The World's Special Forces
by Mike Ryan /
2008 / English / PDF
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Journalist and soldier Mike Ryan's access to restricted
information is at the heart of this extraordinary look into the
world of special forces and their tactics, training, and
protocols. Ryan's web of military contacts in the U.S. and Europe
allows him to tell the full stories of famous special forces
units (like the SAS, Delta Force, and the French Foreign Legion),
to discuss their role today on an ever-changing battlefield, and
to ponder their increasing use as political enforcers. Soldiers
from all over the world talk candidly about the hunt for Osama
bin Laden, the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, and operations in the
Balkans, Somalia, and Sierra Leone. Every entry on a unit,
tactic, or weapon is backed up with photographs of it in action,
as well as testimony from operators in the field and a full
analysis of its combat effectiveness.
Journalist and soldier Mike Ryan's access to restricted
information is at the heart of this extraordinary look into the
world of special forces and their tactics, training, and
protocols. Ryan's web of military contacts in the U.S. and Europe
allows him to tell the full stories of famous special forces
units (like the SAS, Delta Force, and the French Foreign Legion),
to discuss their role today on an ever-changing battlefield, and
to ponder their increasing use as political enforcers. Soldiers
from all over the world talk candidly about the hunt for Osama
bin Laden, the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, and operations in the
Balkans, Somalia, and Sierra Leone. Every entry on a unit,
tactic, or weapon is backed up with photographs of it in action,
as well as testimony from operators in the field and a full
analysis of its combat effectiveness.