Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

Now the inspiration for the CBS Television drama, "The Unit."

Delta Force. They are the U.S. Army's most elite top-secret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but you won't hear about their heroics on CNN. No headlines can reveal their top-secret missions, and no book has ever taken readers inside?until now. Here, a founding member of Delta Force takes us behind the veil of secrecy and into the action-to reveal the never-before-told story of 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-D (Delta Force).

Inside Delta Forece
The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

He is a master of espionage, trained to take on hijackers, terrorists, hostage takers, and enemy armies. He can deploy by parachute or arrive by commercial aircraft. Survive alone in hostile cities. Speak foreign languages fluently. Strike at enemy targets with stunning swiftness and extraordinary teamwork. He is the ultimate modern warrior: the Delta Force Operator.

In this dramatic behind-the-scenes chronicle, Eric Haney, one of the founding members of Delta Force, takes us inside this legendary counterterrorist unit. Here, for the first time, are details of the grueling selection process?designed to break the strongest of men?that singles out the best of the best: the Delta Force Operator.

With heart-stopping immediacy, Haney tells what it's really like to enter a hostage-held airplane. And from his days in Beirut, Haney tells an unforgettable tale of bodyguards and bombs, of a day-to-day life of madness and beauty, and of how he and a teammate are called on to kill two gunmen targeting U.S. Marines at the Beirut airport. As part of the team sent to rescue American hostages in Tehran, Haney offers a first-person description of that failed mission that is a chilling, compelling account of a bold maneuver undone by chance?and a few fatal mistakes.

From fighting guerrilla warfare in Honduras to rescuing missionaries in Sudan and leading the way onto the island of Grenada, Eric Haney captures the daring and discipline that distinguish the men of Delta Force. Inside Delta Force brings honor to these singular men while it puts us in the middle of action that is sudden, frightening, and nonstop around the world.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-25-2009; Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!; Probably one of the best books I have ever read. I couldn't put this book down and finished in 2 days. Fascinating to learn how their are actually humans alive who can do these sort of things. This Eric Haney is a tough dude and a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-21-2009; A must for your Military book Collection; Great Book. When ever I was in we always looked up to the Delta guys. First Is it true that the Govt new about Vietnam POWs but did nothing about it? Second Haney is a true patriot. Finally have a "good un'"; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-28-2008; Page Turner; This is a page turner. It reads almost like a novel but it's a true story. There's a lot of time spent on training portion but it's really good.I first got this for my wife after we started watching "The Unit" (season one). She read it...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-14-2008; A Must Read for a First Hand Look at Delta Force; A gritty telling of the inception of Delta Force from A to Z, thisimportant historical and factual history is a must read for thestudent and afficianado of all things military. This and thesimplified version for younger readers presents...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-25-2009; Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!; Probably one of the best books I have ever read. I couldn't put this book down and finished in 2 days. Fascinating to learn how their are actually humans alive who can do these sort of things. This Eric Haney is a tough dude and a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-21-2008; Haney don't blame the Navy!; Shame on you Haney for blaming the Navy for that Desert 1 fiasco. There should have been Army mechanics servicing those choppers, not Navy guys who had never seen a sand filter before, after all not much sand when flying over water.For...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-14-2006; Is Haney another Swift Boat phony?; The one star is for chutzpah. Haney comes in for some pretty heavy criticism in a just-published expose by Richard Lardner in the Tampa Tribune. Lotsa ex-Delta guys are quoted in the report saying Haney exaggerates shamelessly and...; read full review | report as inappropriate