Beyond Hell and Back: How America's Special Operations Forces Became the World's Greatest Fighting Unit

Zimmerman, Dwight Jon; Gresham, John D.

ISBN 10: 0312363877 / ISBN 13: 9780312363871

Published by St. Martin's Press, 2007

About this Item

Larger, sturdy book, quality black cloth, very bright red lettering on spine, 320 pages, many smaller photographs and illustrations throughout. Includes The Rescue of Bat 21, Task Force Normandy, Operation Eagle Claw, Basher 52, and other major operations. DJ glossy with the silhouette of armed operator on front, light blue sky, white spine and light blue back with praise from Philip Caputo, Larry Bond, and soldiers. DJ and book, both Very Fne.

Seller Inventory # 061612

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Hell and Back: How America's Special Operations Forces Became the World's Greatest Fighting Unit
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312363877
• ISBN 13: 9780312363871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

An inside account of seven defining Special Operations missions includes Bat-21, the Vietnam War's longest search and rescue mission; Operation Eagle Claw, the costly operation to retrieve American hostages in Iran; and Basher 52, a mission to rescue a captain shot down over Bosnia's no-fly zone. 30,000 first printing.

About the Author

DWIGHT JON ZIMMERMAN has written extensively on military-history subjects for American Heritage, the Naval Institute Press, Vietnam Magazine, and numerous military-themed publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
JOHN D. GRESHAM is a veteran military analyst and co-author with Tom Clancy on his bestselling series of nonfiction "guided tour" books about military units, including Special Forces and Marines. He lives in Virginia.