Isbn: 9798266231269 - the spirit of willingness (3 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - During the early years of US Army Special Forcesdevelopment, many of their assigned missions were sosecret that for years, nothing was known about the Americansoldiers who put their lives at risk each day to complete them.When faced with reality, the truth is sometimes stranger thanfiction.Much of their work was covertly conducted in the barren desertsof nations bordering the Soviet Union, the historic lands ofEurope, the jungles of Asia, and the mountains of South America.This work of fiction was inspired by the true invasion of Tibet byRed China in 1956 and the overthrow of the weak civiliandemocratically elected Burmese government in 1962. It is thestory of how sixteen men of Operational Detachment 903, 77thSpecial Forces Group, Airborne, were organized and enterednorth-central Burma on extremely dangerous missions.Since the end of World War II, such small units have secretlyconducted deep reconnaissance forays in places where the faint ofheart refuse to go, and the civilian population is kept in the dark.Such was the hot Cold War.This book will introduce you to the members of one such unit.Their missions were full of surprises for both the men of thisdaring detachment and the enemy they encountered. You willcome to understand that the spirit of willingness is what makesthe soul of Special Forces, to say the least, exceptional.…