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Summary: boring...
Review: Delta Force was the most boring book I've ever read. It is like reading a school history book. There is seldom ever any excitement. The book has names, dates, and places about how Beckwith became involved in Delta Force. He talks about his time in Vietnam and in the Iran hostage rescue (the only two things that spark up some excitement). Other than that, this book was very boring. ... Also, I have to admit that Beckwith did a great job writing it.
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Summary: boring...
Review: Delta Force was the most boring book I've ever read. It is like reading a school history book. There is seldom ever any excitement. The book has names, dates, and places about how Beckwith became involved in Delta Force. He talks about his time in Vietnam and in the Iran hostage rescue (the only two things that spark up some excitement). Other than that, this book was very boring. ... Also, I have to admit that Beckwith did a great job writing it.
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Summary: no action...only political infighting
Review: Don't read this if you expect lots of action...only lots of political infighting as Beckwith tries to get Delta Force established will others in the defence establishment want to stop him encroaching on their territory...
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Summary: The story of the Iranian Hostage rescue fiasco
Review: Excellent narrative by the man who conceived and founded the Delta Force Hostage rescue team. It begins with his exchange tour with the British SAS, including a tour against communist insurgents in Malaysia, and culminates with a scathing indictment against the politics involved with the failure of the Iranian Hostage rescue. Beckwith was the man on the ground who made the painful decision to abort the operation. Learn what really happened that day in 1979.
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Summary: Good military memoir
Review: Good telling of the life story of a legendary man. I've seen Beckwith's name cited in several other special forces histories and it is great to hear from the man himself.
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Summary: Great book
Review: Great book. Outlines the difficulties in getting a new idea sold in a rather inflexible/bureaucratic system.
It is a long way from identifying a requirement, to actually get someone interested to set measures to fill a deficiency. A lot of turf wars involved.
I actually expected a fact book on Delta's history/capabilities and ops involved. What I found was a really well written story of the man who pursued the issue of creating Anti-Terrorist capability within the US Forces. Now everybody will understand the vision this man had and how important this topic always was and always will be.
I liked the credit given to the SAS, that I consider the finest unit in this area of work.
I would have liked for the book to continue further than the Iran operation (especially as I actually bought the book for the purpose of getting information about the Somalia Ops), but it is clear the it ends when Col Beckwith left the unit, as he is the author. Great book that is really hard to put down.
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Summary: The Bull who wrecked the china shop
Review: Hyman Rickover had congress to protect him or we would still be using diesel powered ships. The Green Berets had President Kennedy to sponsor them. Charlie Beckwith had a couple of general officers to protect him so we finally got an anti-terrorist group within the military. The establishment won in the end on the personal level, as Charlie never made general.Few military books name names and critique officers' shortcomings, or biases as this one does. When you finish reading you will understand the problems of creating a force such as Delta. You will also have an understanding of the "old boy network" within the military and the "careerism" that fosters the status quo and is a detriment to the well-being of the United States.
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Summary: delta force review
Review: i enjoyed delta force. It is one of the better S/F books i have read. Its written in a style easily understood by all and really keeps u interested. My only beef is that i thought Charlie was on a crusade of his own in writing the book to blow his own trumpet a bit. Apart from that i would recommend it to anyone who is interested in non fiction literature re S/F.
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Summary: Delta Force: A Recommend for the Military History Reader
Review: I found Delta Force to be an above average book with a rather through historical review of the formation of an elite US military group. My main criticism is the lack of detail surrounding Operation Eagle Claw, leaving the reader wondering how much of the operation's failure stemmed from prior planning efforts. Despite this small problem, the author does provide enough background for the reader to understand the need for a Joint Special Operation Force. I definitely recommend this book for those readers interested in U.S. military history.
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Summary: Great men for a great Country
Review: I haven't even finished reading this book, but I wanted to get this review 'out there' for anyone interested in reading about military history.
"Delta Force" describes the beginnings of how this elite unit was born and takes us on a tour of the daily trials and tribulations, along with the successes of how a SpecOps unit functions. Col. Beckwith's account of how he started this unit is compelling, to say the least. His honesty in recollecting how it went for him, and his idea of developing this elite unit, should make every American proud of our military, in spite of the appalling bureaucratic 'molasses mindset' (my words)and jealousies he had to fight to win this for our country's safety and security.
Anyone old enough to remember the failed Iranian hostage rescue attempt under President Jimmy Carter, knows just how fragile, and special these types of units are to our freedom.
I highly recommend this book.
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