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- 2009281684 abstract "A top-secret U.S. Army Special Operations unit has been running covert missions all over the world, from leading death squads to the hideout of drug baron Pablo Escobar to assassinating key al Qaeda members, including Iraqi leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and, in one of their greatest missions, capturing Saddam Hussein. ʺThe Activity,ʺ as it became known to insiders, has achieved near-mythical status, even among the worldʼs Special Operations elite. Now journalist Michael Smith gets inside this clandestine military team to expose their history and secrets. Michael Smith has spoken to many former members of the Activity, and we follow them on operations from the war on the drug barons that led Colombian ʺdeath squadsʺ to the hideouts of Pablo Escobar and his men. We learn of more recent missions, including snatching war criminals from their safe houses in the Balkans (at one time disguising themselves as French soldiers to lull a Serb warlord into a false sense of security), and operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. Includes information on Afghanistan, assassination, Beirut, Osama bin Laden, Bosnia, British Special Air Service (SAS), George W. Bush, CIA, Bill Clinton, Delta, drug barons, Operation Eagle Claw, El Salvador, Second Gulf War, Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jerry King, Lebanon, James Longhofer, al-Qaʼeda, Rangers, Donald Rumsfeld, SEALs, snatch operations, Somolia, special forces, Task Force Ranger, terrorists/terrorism, Vietnam War, etc.".
- 2009281684 contributor B11465093.
- 2009281684 coverage "United States Military policy.".
- 2009281684 created "c2007.".
- 2009281684 date "2007".
- 2009281684 date "c2007.".
- 2009281684 dateCopyrighted "c2007.".
- 2009281684 description "A top-secret U.S. Army Special Operations unit has been running covert missions all over the world, from leading death squads to the hideout of drug baron Pablo Escobar to assassinating key al Qaeda members, including Iraqi leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and, in one of their greatest missions, capturing Saddam Hussein. ʺThe Activity,ʺ as it became known to insiders, has achieved near-mythical status, even among the worldʼs Special Operations elite. Now journalist Michael Smith gets inside this clandestine military team to expose their history and secrets. Michael Smith has spoken to many former members of the Activity, and we follow them on operations from the war on the drug barons that led Colombian ʺdeath squadsʺ to the hideouts of Pablo Escobar and his men. We learn of more recent missions, including snatching war criminals from their safe houses in the Balkans (at one time disguising themselves as French soldiers to lull a Serb warlord into a false sense of security), and operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa.".
- 2009281684 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-330) and index.".
- 2009281684 description "Includes information on Afghanistan, assassination, Beirut, Osama bin Laden, Bosnia, British Special Air Service (SAS), George W. Bush, CIA, Bill Clinton, Delta, drug barons, Operation Eagle Claw, El Salvador, Second Gulf War, Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jerry King, Lebanon, James Longhofer, al-Qaʼeda, Rangers, Donald Rumsfeld, SEALs, snatch operations, Somolia, special forces, Task Force Ranger, terrorists/terrorism, Vietnam War, etc.".
- 2009281684 extent "ix, 342 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- 2009281684 identifier "0312362722".
- 2009281684 identifier "9780312362720".
- 2009281684 identifier 2009281684-b.html.
- 2009281684 identifier 2009281684-d.html.
- 2009281684 identifier 2009281684-s.html.
- 2009281684 issued "2007".
- 2009281684 issued "c2007.".
- 2009281684 language "eng".
- 2009281684 publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- 2009281684 spatial "United States Military policy.".
- 2009281684 subject "356/.1670973 22".
- 2009281684 subject "Special operations (Military science)".
- 2009281684 subject "UA34.S64 S63 2007".
- 2009281684 subject "United States. Army. Special Forces.".
- 2009281684 title "Killer elite : [the inside story of America's most secret special operations team] / Michael Smith.".
- 2009281684 type "text".