Clancy, Tom, with General Carl Stiner & Tony Koltz. Shadow warriors; inside the Special Forces.Berkley. 548p. index. c2002. 0-425-18831-0. $16.00. To quote from the review of the audiobook in KLIATT, September 2002: Clancy once again ventures out of the realm of fiction and into the domain of reality and looks at "unconventional war." The author and his collaborators examine the need for and the establishment of the U.S. Special Forces units This article is about Special Forces Units. For Paratroop and Parachute Infantry Units, see Paratrooper forces around the world. This article is about Special Forces Units. For Marine and Naval Infantry Units, see Marine (military)#National Marine units. . YAs who have an interest in the military, particularly those who may be considering it for a career, will find this book interesting and informative--this is not a Hollywood version of the Green Berets Green Berets or Special Forces Elite unit of the U.S. Army specializing in counterinsurgency. The Green Berets (whose berets can be colours other than green) came into being in 1952. They were active in the Vietnam War, and they have been sent to U.S. or Navy SEALs. After a discussion of international terrorist incidents The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state terrorism. Massacres more generally are listed chronologically at List of massacres; assassinations are listed by location at List of assassinated people. that occurred during the 1970s and '80s, the authors examine the organization and development of America's Special Forces, and the resistance of the traditional military to "special units." The book covers a detailed description of Special Forces operations during the war in Vietnam and provides a detailed description of the Achille Lauro The Achille Lauro, formerly the Willem Ruys, was a passenger liner. It is most remembered for its 1985 hijacking. Ordered in 1938, her keel was laid in 1939 at Vlissingen, Netherlands, for Rotterdamsche Lloyd. hijacking hijacking Crime of seizing possession or control of a vehicle from another by force or threat of force. Although by the late 20th century hijacking most frequently involved the seizure of an airplane and its forcible diversion to destinations chosen by the air pirates, when and its follow-up. The events of 9/11 and their aftermath have brought international terrorism sharply into focus and this book is certainly relevant to events today. Prof. John E. Boya, Jenkintown, PA |
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