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Masters of chaos : the secret history of the Special Forces / Linda Robinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robinson, Linda, 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Commando operations.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Commando operations.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- United States. Army. Special Forces--History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (417 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A journalist with unique access tells the gripping, never-before-told, inside story of America's elite troops in action--from the nadir of their reputation after Vietnam to their preeminence today as the frontline against terrorism around the world
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Cast of Characters; PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 Leaving Home; Chapter 2 Earning The Green Beret; Chapter 3 Just Cause; Chapter 4 Desert Storm; Chapter 5 Somalia; Chapter 6 Conus; Chapter 7 The Balkans; Chapter 8 Afghanistan; Chapter 9 Western Iraq; Chapter 10 Southern Iraq; Chapter 11 Central Iraq; Chapter 12 Nasiriya; Chapter 13 Viking Hummer (And The Ugly Baby); Chapter 14 The Green Line; Chapter 15 Coming Home; Chapter 16 The Future of the Special Forces; Acknowledgments; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-09455-X
- 9786613094551
- 0-7867-3815-4
- OCLC:
- 721195300
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