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Delta Force by Alan Sklar

Delta Force

The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

Alan Sklar, Charlie A. Beckwith, Donald Knox

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 18, 2000

Wanted: Volunteers for Project Delta.

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Who it’s for
A tight, serious look at elite counterterrorism work, with a collector’s shelf appeal.
Genres
Special Forces History, Military Lives, Vietnam War History
Published
HarperCollins, May 18, 2000

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About this book

Wanted: Volunteers for Project Delta. Will guarantee you a medal. A body bag. Or both. With this call to arms, Charlie Beckwith revolutionized American armed combat. Beckwith's acclaimed memoir tells the story of Delta Force as only its maverick creator could tell it - from the bloody baptism of Vietnam to the top-secret training grounds of North Carolina to political battles in the upper levels of the Pentagon itself.

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Elite Inside Look

A tight, serious look at elite counterterrorism work, with a collector’s shelf appeal.

Come here for

  • special-operations detail
  • inside look at a legendary unit

Expect

  • career-and-ambition angle
  • rigorous, insider tone

Where it sits

Special Forces History68%
Vietnam War History52%
Military Lives49%

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Publisher categories

  • Lives in History
  • Military Lives
  • Political Lives
  • Personal Memoirs
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  • History
  • Indian & South Asian History
  • Iranian History
  • Vietnam War History
Authors
Alan Sklar, Charlie A. Beckwith, Donald Knox
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 18, 2000
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Lives in History