Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 253 pages)
,
illustrations
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0813140331
,
0813133998
,
0813134005
,
128316860X
,
9780813140339
,
9780813133997
,
9780813134000
,
9781283168601
Serie:
American warriors
Inhalt:
Major Richard J. "Dick" Meadows is renowned in military circles as a key figure in the development of the U.S. Army Special Operations. A highly decorated war veteran of the engagements in Korea and Vietnam, Meadows was instrumental in the founding of the U.S. Delta Force and hostage rescue force. Although he officially retired in 1977, Meadows could never leave the army behind, and he went undercover in the clandestine operations to free American hostages from Iran in 1980. The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces is the only biography of this exemplary
Inhalt:
Front cover; Copyright; Epigraphs; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Prologue; 1. The Early Years; 2. The Young Soldier and Koria; 3. Special Forces; 4. A Lighthearted Interlude with the Brits; 5. Laos and the Learning Curve; 6. Panama and the Fun Years; 7. Vietnam and RT Ohio; 8. Vietnam Through an Officer's Eyes; 9. They'll Know We Cared; Photo insert; 10. The Rangers, Mr. Meadows, and Delta Force; 11. "Agent" Meadows in Tehran; 12. Footloose; 13. Entrepreneur in Peru; 14. The Golden Days in Peru; 15. The Bubble Bursts in Peru; 16. A Special Forces Marriage; 17. The Last Patrol; Epilogue
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hoe, Alan Quiet professional Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2011
Sprache:
Englisch
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