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KILLER ELITE: THE INSIDE STORY OF AMERICA'S MOST SECRET SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM By Michael Smith - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**.

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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. 'The Activity," as it became known to insiders, has achieved near-mythical status, even among the world's Special Operations elite. Now journalist Michael Smith gets inside this clandestine military team to expose their explosive history and secrets. The Activity's story begins with the abortive attempt to rescue the American hostages from Iran in 1980. One of the main reasons Operation Eagle Claw failed was a chronic lack of intel on the ground, so in January 1981, U.S. military chiefs set up the "Intelligence Support Activity," a cover name for a secret army surveillance team that could operate undercover anywhere in the world. Hidden from the politicians and the government bean counters, it would carry out deniable operations preparing the way for Delta and SEAL Team Six. 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 "death squads" 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. Killer Elite reveals the incredible truth behind the world's most secret Special Operations organization, a unit that is at the forefront of the War on Terror.

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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312362722
ISBN-13
9780312362720
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57150086

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Book Title
Killer Elite : the inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team
Author
Michael Smith
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / Special Forces, Public Policy / Military Policy
Publication Year
2007
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.7in
Item Weight
21.4 Oz

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Praise for KILLER ELITE: "Well written and authoritatively sourced, Killer Elite is the first detailed account of a special operations unit that Smith regards as America's most effective." -- Sunday Telegraph "Well written and authoritatively sourced, Killer Elite is the first detailed account of a special operations unit that Smith regards as America's most effective." -- Sunday Telegraph . "Intelligence authority Michael Smith has produced a controversial new book which reveals details of an extraordinary covert operation currently in place to track down and eliminate major terrorist figures." Eye Spy Magazine 'Absorbing material, superbly presented.' Scottish Legion News Praise for THE EMPEROR'S CODES: "An engrossing and exciting recounting of an...important facet of World War II." -- Booklist "A great story and one of importance." -- Library Journal "An enthralling tale, the stuff of John le Carre or Robert Harris, but true." --Martin Booth, Daily Telegraph, Praise for KILLER ELITE: "Well written and authoritatively sourced, Killer Elite is the first detailed account of a special operations unit that Smith regards as America's most effective." -- Sunday Telegraph "Well written and authoritatively sourced, Killer Elite is the first detailed account of a special operations unit that Smith regards as America's most effective." -- Sunday Telegraph . "Intelligence authority Michael Smith has produced a controversial new book which reveals details of an extraordinary covert operation currently in place to track down and eliminate major terrorist figures." Eye Spy Magazine 'Absorbing material, superbly presented.' Scottish Legion News Praise for THE EMPEROR'S CODES: "An engrossing and exciting recounting of an...important facet of World War II." -- Booklist "A great story and one of importance." -- Library Journal "An enthralling tale, the stuff of John le Carre or Robert Harris, but true." --Martin Booth, Daily Telegraph , Praise for KILLER ELITE: "Well written and authoritatively sourced, "Killer Elite" is the first detailed account of a special operations unit that Smith regards as America's most effective." --"Sunday Telegraph" "Well written and authoritatively sourced, Killer Elite is the first detailed account of a special operations unit that Smith regards as America's most effective." -- "Sunday Telegraph," "Intelligence authority Michael Smith has produced a controversial new book which reveals details of an extraordinary covert operation currently in place to track down and eliminate major terrorist figures." "Eye Spy Magazine" 'Absorbing material, superbly presented.' "Scottish Legion News" Praise for THE EMPEROR'S CODES: "An engrossing and exciting recounting of an...important facet of World War II." --"Booklist" "A great story and one of importance." --"Library Journal" "An enthralling tale, the stuff of John le Carre or Robert Harris, but true." --Martin Booth, "Daily Telegraph"
Dewey Decimal
356/.1670973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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