{"product_id":"shadow-warriors-inside-the-special-forces-9780425188316","title":"Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces","description":"An unconventional war requires unconventional men--the Special Forces.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreen Berets - Navy SEALS - Rangers -\u003cbr\u003eAir Force Special Operations - PsyOps - Civil Affairs -\u003cbr\u003eand other special-mission units\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first two Commanders books, Every Man a Tiger and Into the Storm, provided masterly blends of history, biography, you-are-there narrative, insight into the practice of leadership, and plain old-fashioned storytelling. Shadow Warriors is all of that and more, a book of uncommon timeliness, for, in the words of Lieutenant General Bill Yarborough, \"there are itches that only Special Forces can scratch.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, Carl Stiner--the second commander of SOCOM, the U.S. Special Operations Command--and Tom Clancy trace the transformation of the Special Forces from the small core of outsiders of the 1950s, through the cauldron of Vietnam, to the rebirth of the SF in the late 1980s and 1990s, and on into the new century as the bearer of the largest, most mixed, and most complex set of missions in the U.S. military.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the first-hand accounts of soldiers fighting outside the lines: counterterrorism, raids, hostage rescues, reconnaissance, counterinsurgency, and psychological operations--from Vietnam and Laos to Lebanon to Panama, to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq, to the new wars of today...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA little more than thirty years ago \u003cb\u003eTom Clancy\u003c\/b\u003e was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore's Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunt for Red October\u003c\/i\u003e, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it \"the perfect yarn.\" From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491726397714,"sku":"9780425188316","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6a98ad30-0c6b-4355-b2cd-c03ac252eaab.jpg?v=1730552473","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shadow-warriors-inside-the-special-forces-9780425188316","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}