Immediate Action52 reviews
Andy Mcnab

Dell, 1996

Immediate Action

+ Inside look at the life of a special operations soldier

Immediate Action A close friend of mine recently told me he was SAS. That revalation made me want to find out more of what he was not telling me. When I finished I was speechless - McNab gave a clear picture of what, who and how this group works.
  
  











  



  
Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude123 reviews
Robert Baer

Three Rivers Press, 2004

EXCELLENT REVIEW of US/Saudi Foreign "Policy" (In Ketab kheli khube...W'allah!)

+ Probably the best argument to by a Hybrid...
+ Good with one flaw
+ Sleeping with the Devil
+ An Inside Story-- What You'll not Learn from The News Media
  
  











  



  
The Quest for the Red Prince: Israel's Relentless Manhunt for One of the World's Deadliest and Most Wanted ...8 reviews
Michael Bar Bar-Zohar, Eitan Haber

The Lyons Press, 2002

Offers more than you expect!

+ Give the Devil his Due
+ Great reminder of what the world continues to deal with...
+ The red prince gets his reward.
  
  











  



  
Ranger School, No Excuse Leadership23 reviews
Brace E. Barber

Brace E Barber, 2000

This book is top shelf.

+ A book with reading
+ You Have No Excuse!
+ A "MUST READ" FOR PARENTS
  
  











  



  
One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation ...31 reviews
Simon Reeve

Arcade Publishing, 2006

"Debunk "Munich" with this book

+ a very detailed book, interesting reading
+ Olympia is a Sacred Place
+ The death of the 1972 Munich Olympics.
  
  











  



  
The Warrior Elite : The Forging of Seal Class 22885 reviews
Dick Couch, Cliff Hollenbeck

Crown, 2001

a must read

+ His Best
+ Only a few make it......
+ Outstanding!
  
  











  



  
The Joker: Twenty Years Inside the Sas1 review
Pete Scholey

Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2002

Read the book and met the man

This was my first experience of meeting an author as well as a real ex-SAS operative. Both in the book and in real life Pete immediately blows a number of pre-conceived notions about British 'Special Forces' operatives out of the water. I should say he had been asked as Guest Speaker to an entirely ...
  
  











  



  
Rogue Warrior158 reviews
Richard Marcinko

Pocket, 1993

Very good read

+ Exciting Read
+ Awesome read front to back
+ Doom On You Charlie!
+ Good story
  
  











  



  
The Interrogators: Task Force 500 and America's Secret War Against Al Qaeda34 reviews
Chris Mackey, Greg Miller

Back Bay Books, 2005

The Interrogators, a worth book to read and learn from the experiences of another Army.

+ Good insight into interrogation planning and the limits placed on interrogation
+ The war up close

I think we should have read this book in the seventies in order to avoid the mistakes in our "dirty war". As we know, some Latin America's countries based the doctrine of counterinsurgency in French Doctrine used in Indochina and Argelia. This doctrine is described in some books, such us Modern ...
  
  











  



  
None Braver: U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen in the War on Terrorism19 reviews
Michael Hirsh

NAL Trade, 2004

Enthralling

+ A Great Book, That Hands out a Bit of Message
+ The good news that most of the media deems not fit to print
+ Thank you Michael Hirsh
  
  











  



  
Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad70 reviews
Gordon Thomas

St. Martin's Griffin, 2000

Read the book and annoy your friends daily with the astonishing stories.

+ informing
+ Interesting, but could be better.

It is very difficult not to call this book astonishing, but, as with any book on intelligence services, it earns itself a caveat. The problem with reading anything but an academic book on intelligence is that there is no way to verify any of the stories and separate fact from fiction, or more ...
  
  











  



  
See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism204 reviews
Robert Baer

Three Rivers Press, 2003

The truth can be ugly

+ The Road To Self Defeat
+ cry for justice
+ We have to start listening to people again
  
  











  



  
Down Range: Navy SEALs in the War on Terrorism28 reviews
Dick Couch

Crown, 2005

Humbling to Read About Such Dedicated Service

Apart from being exciting and informative,it is impossible to put down this book without the utmost respect for the men serving our country (and indeed all of mankind) in the world's most dangerous places. This is real, these men are heroes, and we must all hope that they succeed in their ...
  
  











  



  
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September ...136 reviews
Steve Coll

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004

Coll collects the pieces of the puzzle that helped create the picture of terrorism from 9/11

+ Highly informative and engaging
+ Excellent Book - A Real Page-Turner

The subtitle of this book says it all. If you take nothing else away from this review recognize that. Anything I have to say after that is pretty meaningless by comparison. The Third World War goes on today. It's not a war in the traditional sense like WWI or II. During World War I and World War ...
  
  











  



  
The Company they Keep : Life Inside the U.S. Army Special Forces14 reviews
Anna Simons

Avon Books, 1998

De Oppresso Liber

+ Are all of the "A Reader" revies by the same person?
+ Company the keep
+ Definitely an Anthropological point of view
+ Coming of Age on Smoke Bomb Hill
  
  











  



  
Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit154 reviews
Eric Haney

Dell, 2003

great book, great shape

+ Must Buy
+ Good book, eye opener on the US Special Forces
+ Insiders Only Really Know
  
  











  



  
Profits of War : Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network8 reviews
Ari Ben-Menashe

Sheridan Square Press, 1992

Truth is stranger than fiction

+ The Zionist State
+ Mixed Feelings...
+ Ari Ben-Manashe's experience
  
  











  



  
Bravo Two Zero154 reviews
Andy Mcnab

Island Books, 1994

True Soldiers

+ Heavy Stuff
+ At least they can't make us pregnant.
+ Great read, regardless of level of truthfulness
+ The boys own version of the story
  
  











  



  
The Hunt For The Engineer: The Inside Story of How Isral's Counterterrorist Forces Tracked and Killed the ...26 reviews
Samuel M Katz

The Lyons Press, 2002

Shin-bet makes a phone call to " The Engineer"

+ A biography and history lesson in one
+ Hard to find book that was pretty new- little bit worn in the cover
+ More than Biography.
+ WOW......INCREDIBLE!!!!!
  
  











  



  
The Coveted Black and Gold4 reviews
John, D. Lock

Fenestra Books, 2004

an eye opener

+ EXCELLENT BOOK
+ Insightful

This book is amazing because it contains his day to day activities. I, too, want to become a Ranger and I've done lots of research about them, but I must admit that I didn't always know what he was talking about, I did understand the hardship and I could picture myself going through what he did, it ...