Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
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Summary
Now the inspiration for the CBS Television drama， "The Unit。"
Delta Force。 They are the U。S。 Army's most elite top-secret strike force。 They dominate the modern battlefield， but you won't hear about their heroics on CNN。 No headlines can reveal their top-secret missions， and no book has ever taken readers inside—until now。 Here， a founding member of Delta Force takes us behind the veil of secrecy and into the action-to reveal the never-before-told story of 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-D （Delta Force）。
Inside Delta Forece
The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
He is a master of espionage， trained to take on hijackers， terrorists， hostage takers， and enemy armies。 He can deploy by parachute or arrive by commercial aircraft。 Survive alone in hostile cities。 Speak foreign languages fluently。 Strike at enemy targets with stunning swiftness and extraordinary teamwork。 He is the ultimate modern warrior: the Delta Force Operator。
In this dramatic behind-the-scenes chronicle， Eric Haney， one of the founding members of Delta Force， takes us inside this legendary counterterrorist unit。 Here， for the first time， are details of the grueling selection process—designed to break the strongest of men—that singles out the best of the best: the Delta Force Operator。
With heart-stopping immediacy， Haney tells what it's really like to enter a hostage-held airplane。 And from his days in Beirut， Haney tells an unforgettable tale of bodyguards and bombs， of a day-to-day life of madness and beauty， and of how he and a teammate are called on to kill two gunmen targeting U。S。 Marines at the Beirut airport。 As part of the team sent to rescue American hostages in Tehran， Haney offers a first-person description of that failed mission that is a chilling， compelling account of a bold maneuver undone by chance—and a few fatal mistakes。
From fighting guerrilla warfare in Honduras to rescuing missionaries in Sudan and leading the way onto the island of Grenada， Eric Haney captures the daring and discipline that distinguish the men of Delta Force。 Inside Delta Force brings honor to these singular men while it puts us in the middle of action that is sudden， frightening， and nonstop around the world。
From the Hardcover edition。
Delta Force。 They are the U。S。 Army's most elite top-secret strike force。 They dominate the modern battlefield， but you won't hear about their heroics on CNN。 No headlines can reveal their top-secret missions， and no book has ever taken readers inside—until now。 Here， a founding member of Delta Force takes us behind the veil of secrecy and into the action-to reveal the never-before-told story of 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-D （Delta Force）。
Inside Delta Forece
The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
He is a master of espionage， trained to take on hijackers， terrorists， hostage takers， and enemy armies。 He can deploy by parachute or arrive by commercial aircraft。 Survive alone in hostile cities。 Speak foreign languages fluently。 Strike at enemy targets with stunning swiftness and extraordinary teamwork。 He is the ultimate modern warrior: the Delta Force Operator。
In this dramatic behind-the-scenes chronicle， Eric Haney， one of the founding members of Delta Force， takes us inside this legendary counterterrorist unit。 Here， for the first time， are details of the grueling selection process—designed to break the strongest of men—that singles out the best of the best: the Delta Force Operator。
With heart-stopping immediacy， Haney tells what it's really like to enter a hostage-held airplane。 And from his days in Beirut， Haney tells an unforgettable tale of bodyguards and bombs， of a day-to-day life of madness and beauty， and of how he and a teammate are called on to kill two gunmen targeting U。S。 Marines at the Beirut airport。 As part of the team sent to rescue American hostages in Tehran， Haney offers a first-person description of that failed mission that is a chilling， compelling account of a bold maneuver undone by chance—and a few fatal mistakes。
From fighting guerrilla warfare in Honduras to rescuing missionaries in Sudan and leading the way onto the island of Grenada， Eric Haney captures the daring and discipline that distinguish the men of Delta Force。 Inside Delta Force brings honor to these singular men while it puts us in the middle of action that is sudden， frightening， and nonstop around the world。
From the Hardcover edition。
Reviews
Pieterjan
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4/5
Matt Kelly
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Brilliant！ Great look inside a special mission unit
Alec
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A truly fascinating book on the history and inner working of Delta Force。 Nothing but respect for these guys。
Nik
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Haney's memoir of Delta Force is one of those influential military memoirs that sets the bar for future warrior authors。 You can see its influence on the recent 'No Easy Day' （the memoir by one of the Navy Seals who hunted and killed OBL） and countless other minor trooper tales。 That isn't to say this is a perfect memoir， nor a perfect history of Delta Force。The very nature of Delta operators， and the unit they served in， practically requires that memoirs of Delta Force （and the SF or Navy Seals Haney's memoir of Delta Force is one of those influential military memoirs that sets the bar for future warrior authors。 You can see its influence on the recent 'No Easy Day' （the memoir by one of the Navy Seals who hunted and killed OBL） and countless other minor trooper tales。 That isn't to say this is a perfect memoir， nor a perfect history of Delta Force。The very nature of Delta operators， and the unit they served in， practically requires that memoirs of Delta Force （and the SF or Navy Seals） will always be viewed as partial truths， shaded stories， rumor， and myth。 But like David Hackworth's 'About Face' before， this memoir is informative and entertaining。 It is a single data point but shouldn't be taken as the gospel of anything， just a single （slightly biased） retelling of one man's memory of how things in a very elite military unit functioned。 。。。more
Brent Gardner
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There was a TV show a while back called The Unit。 The author of this book， Eric Haney， was a consultant on that show which is what lead me to this book， which apparently served as the basis for that TV show that ran four seasons （the first two seasons are superb）。 I've read this book twice。 I remember the Desert One disaster under President Carter， I can remember vividly coming home from school every day to see how many days our embassy had been held captive by the revolutionaries in Iran。 I res There was a TV show a while back called The Unit。 The author of this book， Eric Haney， was a consultant on that show which is what lead me to this book， which apparently served as the basis for that TV show that ran four seasons （the first two seasons are superb）。 I've read this book twice。 I remember the Desert One disaster under President Carter， I can remember vividly coming home from school every day to see how many days our embassy had been held captive by the revolutionaries in Iran。 I rest easier at night knowing that dangerous men stand at the ready to defend our nation。As they say during selection: "Have a good 'un！" 。。。more
Jon Ivar
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Fantastic book， from start to finish！ In addition to giving a great inside look at the training of a Delta-force operator （USA`s most elite counter-terrorist unit）， the author （A former Delta-force operator） writes about several interesting assignments， but also talk about some pretty horrible political-bombshells on how the government， CIA and the military leadership operate。 This includes suspicions （Among others） that the government deliberately let US POW`s （maybe 100-250 of them） remain in- Fantastic book， from start to finish！ In addition to giving a great inside look at the training of a Delta-force operator （USA`s most elite counter-terrorist unit）， the author （A former Delta-force operator） writes about several interesting assignments， but also talk about some pretty horrible political-bombshells on how the government， CIA and the military leadership operate。 This includes suspicions （Among others） that the government deliberately let US POW`s （maybe 100-250 of them） remain in-prisoned in North-Korea， and eventually sabotaging several rescue-operations eventually causing the POW to most likely be killed by the North-Korean leader to cover it up。。。Overall this is just a great book！ （Started reading this one after I red and loved the book "Bravo Two Zero"） 。。。more
Glen
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It was entertaining and informative。 A quick read。
Masaan
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The author is totally fantastic。
Tiffany Travierso
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First off， whoever said this book is 324 pages is wrong。 Anyway， I picked up this book because I had been watching The Unit on Hulu。 I'm amazed at how these men are able to adapt to situations and think on the fly。。。they're minds are ALWAYS engaged and they definitely earn my respect for that。 These men are on another level and that fascinates me。 This book doesn't have chapters so it was hard to read and stop in the middle some days; but overall， I enjoyed Eric's retelling of his time with Delt First off， whoever said this book is 324 pages is wrong。 Anyway， I picked up this book because I had been watching The Unit on Hulu。 I'm amazed at how these men are able to adapt to situations and think on the fly。。。they're minds are ALWAYS engaged and they definitely earn my respect for that。 These men are on another level and that fascinates me。 This book doesn't have chapters so it was hard to read and stop in the middle some days; but overall， I enjoyed Eric's retelling of his time with Delta Force。 。。。more
F。
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Nice look into the formation of Delta Force。 Have a good 'un。 Nice look into the formation of Delta Force。 Have a good 'un。 。。。more
Heath Salzman
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I am very drawn in by books like this。 There is something about the stories of men （and women） testing the limits of what their bodies can do mentally， physically， and emotionally that I find inspiring。 Members of the US Military are some of the most well-trained human beings in the world and I love reading about it！ The dynamics of the team dynamics are also inspiring and draw out a yearning for a similar experience of comradeship in my own life。 Who doesn't want that？ The only downside to this I am very drawn in by books like this。 There is something about the stories of men （and women） testing the limits of what their bodies can do mentally， physically， and emotionally that I find inspiring。 Members of the US Military are some of the most well-trained human beings in the world and I love reading about it！ The dynamics of the team dynamics are also inspiring and draw out a yearning for a similar experience of comradeship in my own life。 Who doesn't want that？ The only downside to this book are the sections or remembered dialogue。 For some reason， it seems superficial， an idealized version of what was actually said。 I am sure it is hard to remember conversations years after the fact， they just seemed a bit stilted。 Other than that， the book gripped and did not release my attention until the end。 I found Haney's afterward very insightful， looking at terrorism from a systematic standpoint， suggesting that the best way to fight terrorism is not through military might but through exploring and addressing the dynamics that lead to the rise of terrorism in the first place。 。。。more
Tim
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（This is among my many catch-up reviews）。 The only true requirement I have for a book is， as I turn each page am I eager to read more of it？ Inside Delta Force is definitely 5 star on that account。 I greatly！ enjoyed this book。This is the story of the （not entirely secret） Delta Force。 America’s elite of the elite special forces。 The book comes from one of the SFOD-D original soldiers to answer: Why was Delta born？ Hijackings。 How do you become a member of Delta？ Step 1， be an extremely good ran （This is among my many catch-up reviews）。 The only true requirement I have for a book is， as I turn each page am I eager to read more of it？ Inside Delta Force is definitely 5 star on that account。 I greatly！ enjoyed this book。This is the story of the （not entirely secret） Delta Force。 America’s elite of the elite special forces。 The book comes from one of the SFOD-D original soldiers to answer: Why was Delta born？ Hijackings。 How do you become a member of Delta？ Step 1， be an extremely good ranger/recon/similar。 Step2， hopefully get the proverbial tap on the shoulder（they pick you）。 Step 3， pass a mental and physical endurance test that I previously would have expected was beyond human capacity。 What next once you’ve made it？ Practice makes perfect （interesting stories about rental cars， target practice assault buildings， borrowed planes， an angry commander that found out not enough ammunition was being used）。 Last step？ Insert you/delta into a potentially lethal/deadly situation to completely change who the situation will be lethal to。 I especially enjoyed the Iran hostage section （why SOAR came about） and how unfortunate that turned out （hint: not because of Delta）。 。。。more
Davey
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NF - Story of Delta Force from one of its founding members
Parker C
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I really liked this book and I would definitely recommend it to someone that would want to read war or military books。
Alex
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Incredibly candid history of the Delta Force's and the CIA's involvement around the world in the 80s and 90s。 Beautifully written， too。 Incredibly candid history of the Delta Force's and the CIA's involvement around the world in the 80s and 90s。 Beautifully written， too。 。。。more
Jim Garrett
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This book was eye opening about the formation of this elite CT unit。 It follows the development， the rigorous journey of Haney and the recruits for the unit。 It's very eye opening about the training that early candidates went and the operations that would be performed by Delta。 This book was eye opening about the formation of this elite CT unit。 It follows the development， the rigorous journey of Haney and the recruits for the unit。 It's very eye opening about the training that early candidates went and the operations that would be performed by Delta。 。。。more
David
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An eye opening look at what they really do。 The surprising thing is that you may have seen them on TV and thought they were some other agency。 Very interesting。 It makes you wonder how many of them were involved in getting Osama Bin Laden （obviously the Seal Teams got credit for it， but this seems to be the MO for Delta Force in that they do NOT take credit for things）。
Dorian Edgerly
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Fun read for anyone interested in the training that goes into becoming an elite operator。
Craig
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This is an interesting insight into a unit which has probably been the subject to more hyperbole than most units。 What is particularly appealing about it is the honesty when it comes to the mistakes made and also the authors view on the US Government。 There is none of the "USA！USA！" chest thumping which is common in to many books on US units。 Some interesting insights and understandably plenty of commissions when it comes to specific details。 Well worth a read if you have any interest in special This is an interesting insight into a unit which has probably been the subject to more hyperbole than most units。 What is particularly appealing about it is the honesty when it comes to the mistakes made and also the authors view on the US Government。 There is none of the "USA！USA！" chest thumping which is common in to many books on US units。 Some interesting insights and understandably plenty of commissions when it comes to specific details。 Well worth a read if you have any interest in special forces and US military political thinking between the Vietnam and Persian Gulf war。 。。。more
Luciano W。
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This was the second time I've read this book， and it was just as great as I remember。 This is a very inside look into the formation of one of America's greatest military assets。 What these soldiers trained for， and did， is mind blowing。 This was the second time I've read this book， and it was just as great as I remember。 This is a very inside look into the formation of one of America's greatest military assets。 What these soldiers trained for， and did， is mind blowing。 。。。more
Shanna
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The beginning of Inside Delta Force， which consists of about two-thirds of the book， provides a detailed account of the training required to make it into Delta Force。 There is no doubt that these men are true heroes， whose physical capabilities are astounding。 In addition， their training is grueling and exacting and requires perfection。 The details behind their training makes for an enthralling read。 The rest of the book， consisting of stories about various missions， is not as engaging and proba The beginning of Inside Delta Force， which consists of about two-thirds of the book， provides a detailed account of the training required to make it into Delta Force。 There is no doubt that these men are true heroes， whose physical capabilities are astounding。 In addition， their training is grueling and exacting and requires perfection。 The details behind their training makes for an enthralling read。 The rest of the book， consisting of stories about various missions， is not as engaging and probably should have been left out altogether。 Regardless， the book is a must read for anyone interested in special forces and the heroes who serve。 。。。more
Andy Herzfeld
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CSM Haney is one determined individual。 He spent his career in elite forces and qualifying for Delta is a grueling process by any standards which he handled in spades。 I enjoyed his recounting of the process which is by design physically and mentally demanding off the charts。 Not much is known about Delta Force and that is by design。 This book does not give away any secrets， if anything it is gives you enough to rest easy knowing that we really do have top quality troopers serving in our most se CSM Haney is one determined individual。 He spent his career in elite forces and qualifying for Delta is a grueling process by any standards which he handled in spades。 I enjoyed his recounting of the process which is by design physically and mentally demanding off the charts。 Not much is known about Delta Force and that is by design。 This book does not give away any secrets， if anything it is gives you enough to rest easy knowing that we really do have top quality troopers serving in our most sensitive elite unit ready to do their business anywhere， anytime。 Good book， easy to read。 。。。more
David
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This is a stunning book by a former Delta Force operator。 I stumbled into it， looking for movies by David Mamet and finding instead the TV show， "The Unit"。 It's a good show and Eric Haney is connected to it。 But in actuality， the drama of a television show doesn't even come close to the tales that Eric Haney has to tell。 He is not a professional author and much of the narrative is told in a Southern-boy manner， but that simply adds to the book's power。 The book details the need for a group like This is a stunning book by a former Delta Force operator。 I stumbled into it， looking for movies by David Mamet and finding instead the TV show， "The Unit"。 It's a good show and Eric Haney is connected to it。 But in actuality， the drama of a television show doesn't even come close to the tales that Eric Haney has to tell。 He is not a professional author and much of the narrative is told in a Southern-boy manner， but that simply adds to the book's power。 The book details the need for a group like Delta Force， and its origins。 The first part of it includes stories of how Haney was recruited to try out for the force and some of the things that happened to him along the way。 Most of the men who tried out， of course， failed。 The characters of the various types of soldiers add to the flavor of the narrative。Another section of the book involves actual missions that Haney was a part of or those of which he had first hand knowledge。 They are a first hand glimpse into the grim brutality of warfare。 In addition， Haney adds the humor， the irritation and the stupidity of some of those higher up in the chain of military command。 Perhaps my favorite story was a colonel who wanted men to deploy at night， swim underwater and storm into an embassy with a radio。 Instead， the men of Delta Force posed as diplomatic couriers and took a domestic air flight and a taxi！ Very funny， but it also makes a great point。This book is a rare glimpse into our elite military forces。 Haney does not pull punches about the impure motives that sometimes sent his men into action。 His perspective， however， is that of a soldier， and "Inside Delta Force" tells his story。 It is a fascinating one。 。。。more
Phillip Block
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This is a detailed historical account of the formation， development， and deployment of the U。S。 Army's covert Delta Force。 These elite fighters are tasked with anti-terrorism missions all over the world， wherever American interests are at stake。 While dated， this is still an interesting read for military history fans。 This is a detailed historical account of the formation， development， and deployment of the U。S。 Army's covert Delta Force。 These elite fighters are tasked with anti-terrorism missions all over the world， wherever American interests are at stake。 While dated， this is still an interesting read for military history fans。 。。。more
Natasha
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Snoozeville。 I wanted to like it so badly， but the writing was。。。I dunno。。。basic？ Pull me in and get me invested dude。
Mariusz
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One of a very few books available about the legendary and secretive 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-D， commonly known as Delta Force。 So scarce is the information， and rare the books， about the unit that much of the Wikipedia information about it is attributed to Haney's book。Strictly speaking， the book is not about the period spent by Haney “inside Delta Force”， but about the selection and training periods， leading to Haney becoming an operator in the élite first tier unit。 Being one One of a very few books available about the legendary and secretive 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-D， commonly known as Delta Force。 So scarce is the information， and rare the books， about the unit that much of the Wikipedia information about it is attributed to Haney's book。Strictly speaking， the book is not about the period spent by Haney “inside Delta Force”， but about the selection and training periods， leading to Haney becoming an operator in the élite first tier unit。 Being one of 12 to graduate from a 3-month selection course attended by 163 candidates， and joined by further 11 graduates from a succeeding selection course， Haney spent the following 6 months training to become a Delta Force operator， one of its 23 founding members。 Given that the candidates were experienced （NCO ranks only） soldiers originating predominantly from Ranger and Green Berets units， and that the privilege to attend the selection course was by personal invitation only， the attrition rate of the selection is indicative of its extremely strenuous nature。 The selection is followed by the OTC – operator training course – a 6-month equally demanding exercise during which operator trainees learn dynamic， instinctive shooting， spend ample time rehearsing various counterterrorism scenarios in specially-constructed shooting house， receive tuition in CIA tradecraft， receive knowledge of personal protection of high-value individuals from both the Secret Service and the State Department， and master the art of defensive， and offensive， driving。 All of this ending in a graduation exercise lasting several days， during which the trainees evade capture by the FBI which is on real life hunt for identified foreign agents。The book is just the right length， reads very well and is difficult to put down， once started。 It is not suggested that the author was helped by a ghost writer – so much more impressive for an ex-Army master sergeant， as the language used is fluid and interesting。 It is， without any doubt， one of the best special operations forces book I read。 。。。more
Karlyn Johnson
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Loved， LOVED "The Unit。" Then I HAD to read the book。 👍🏼 Loved， LOVED "The Unit。" Then I HAD to read the book。 👍🏼 。。。more
Leftbanker
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This book mainly dealt with Delta’s selection process which is the usual torture culture used in most military selection processes。 I’ve been put through a few of them myself。 I’m not sure that this is the best way to obtain the best candidates for whatever job you have in mind， but the U。S。 military just loves to fuck with people to the absolute limit， and then some。I’m also of the opinion that the American military elite are the worst elite at the helm of our society， and that’s saying a lot。 This book mainly dealt with Delta’s selection process which is the usual torture culture used in most military selection processes。 I’ve been put through a few of them myself。 I’m not sure that this is the best way to obtain the best candidates for whatever job you have in mind， but the U。S。 military just loves to fuck with people to the absolute limit， and then some。I’m also of the opinion that the American military elite are the worst elite at the helm of our society， and that’s saying a lot。 Our military commanders can never seem to admit that many of the world’s problems don’t have a military solution， so we end up having the same failures in policy time and time again。One of the first missions discussed was the failed hostage rescue operation in Iran。 Even if they hadn’t had the epic fuck up in the desert with the aircraft， the chance of the mission’s success was pretty far from certain。 It could have gone even worse。 But don’t expect anyone in the military to voice this sort of doubt。Grenada。 What in the fuck were we doing there and why？ From Wiki:Nearly 8，000 soldiers， sailors， airmen， and Marines had participated in Operation Urgent Fury along with 353 Caribbean allies of the Caribbean Peace Forces。 American forces sustained 19 killed and 116 wounded; Cuban forces sustained 25 killed， 59 wounded， and 638 combatants captured。Fucking useless， yet our military commanders were stepping over each other to get into the act。I like the fact that the author doesn’t reveal much in the way of political views in this memoir， something a lot of other ultracrepidarian （yes， I just learned this word） warriors vomit all over their own accounts of their deeds in uniform。 It’s not that their views are so opposite of my own， but they generally are going against their own self-interests in their clamoring about the evils of the free press or liberals。This was pretty boring， to be completely honest。 。。。more
Pat Papoutsis
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Eric does a great job of detailing the process and gives a good insider view of what it takes to make this elite group。
Karl
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