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Beyond Hell and Back: How Americas Special Operations Forces Became the Worlds Greatest Fighting Unit Zimmerman, Dwight Jon and Gresham, John D

An inside look at seven of the most harrowing and significant Special Operations missions everCourage beyond reason Loyalty beyond faith Perseverance in the face of overwhelming adversity These are just some of the qualities of the members of the US Special Operation Forces BEYOND HELL AND BACK details the seven defining Special Ops missions that have made the Special Operation Forces the best fighting unit in the world, including:THE RESCUE OF BAT21: The largest and longest Combat Search and Rescue mission in the Vietnam War lasted 17 days and cost the lives of 13 Americansall to rescue one man and the invaluable knowledge he alone possessed TASK FORCE NORMANDY: Planned in secrecy and executed with flawless efficiency, Task Force Normandy was an ArmyAir Force Special Operations joint op that fired the opening shots behind enemy lines in Operation Desert StormOPERATION EAGLE CLAW: The devastating Special Forces operation mounted to retrieve 52 American hostages in Iran resulted in the deaths ofeight members of the rescue team This failure ultimately led to the creation of Special Operations CommandBASHER 52: Captain Scott OGrady was shot down over the no fly zone above Bosnia, and his daring rescue was one of the Marine Corps finest operations everThese are a few of the dramatic true tales that represent the defining moments that helped shape the operational methods, planning, and deployment for all future Special Ops missions BEYOND HELL AND BACK is the greatest collection of Spec Ops missions ever assembled