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Amazon.com Review The seventh in a series of books by Tom Clancy offering in-depth "tours" of the U.S. military, Special Forces surveys the soldiers who "are perhaps America's most professional and capable warriors." Who are they? They are the men--and only men, for women are not allowed to become SF soldiers--who are "specially selected, specially trained, specially equipped, and given special missions and support." The Army Special Forces--known to much of the public as Green Berets--are often the first troops on the scene in a crisis. They're also incredibly versatile: "If you're looking for a Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger, don't expect to find them in today's Army Special Forces." That's because specialized missions--involving anything from psychological operations meant to undermine enemy morale to guerilla warfare in remote jungles--require flexibility. "Specialized missions (paradoxically) require a broad range of general capabilities and skills," which means SF soldiers, "while physically fit, tend to be more balanced (like triathletes) than specialized (like marathoners and weightlifters)." Clancy and his coauthor, John Gresham, describe how SF soldiers ar
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- Author
- Clancy, Tom
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Thriller, History, Military History
- Rating
- 3.95 / 5 (675 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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