Beyond Hell and Back: How America's Special Operations Forces Became the World's Greatest Fighting Unit

Zimmerman, Dwight Jon; Gresham, John D.

ISBN 10: 0312363877 / ISBN 13: 9780312363871

Verlag: St. Martin's Press, 2007

Beschreibung

Larger, sturdy book, quality black cloth, very bright red lettering on spine, 320 pages, many smaller photographs and illustrations throughout. Includes The Rescue of Bat 21, Task Force Normandy, Operation Eagle Claw, Basher 52, and other major operations. DJ glossy with the silhouette of armed operator on front, light blue sky, white spine and light blue back with praise from Philip Caputo, Larry Bond, and soldiers. DJ and book, both Very Fne.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 061612

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Beyond Hell and Back: How America's Special Operations Forces Became the World's Greatest Fighting Unit
• Verlag: St. Martin's Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0312363877
• ISBN-13: 9780312363871
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Druck: 1st Printing
• Zustand: Fine
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

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Inhaltsangabe

An inside account of seven defining Special Operations missions includes Bat-21, the Vietnam War's longest search and rescue mission; Operation Eagle Claw, the costly operation to retrieve American hostages in Iran; and Basher 52, a mission to rescue a captain shot down over Bosnia's no-fly zone. 30,000 first printing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

DWIGHT JON ZIMMERMAN has written extensively on military-history subjects for American Heritage, the Naval Institute Press, Vietnam Magazine, and numerous military-themed publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
JOHN D. GRESHAM is a veteran military analyst and co-author with Tom Clancy on his bestselling series of nonfiction "guided tour" books about military units, including Special Forces and Marines. He lives in Virginia.