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Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 356.160973
EAN: 9780307339393
ISBN: 0307339394
Label: Three Rivers Press
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Release Date: March 25, 2008
Studio: Three Rivers Press
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Editorial Review:
In combating terror, America can no longer depend on its conventional military superiority and the use of sophisticated technology. More than ever, we need men like those of the Army Special Forces–the legendary Green Berets.
In Chosen Soldier, Dick Couch draws on nearly a year spent at Special Forces training facilities and offers an unprecedented view of the education of these men. Following the experiences of one class of soldiers as they endure this physically and mentally exhausting ordeal, Couch spells out in fascinating detail the demanding selection process and grueling field exercises, the high-level technical training and intensive language courses, and the simulated battle problems that test everything from how well SF candidates gather operational intelligence to their skills at negotiating with volatile, often hostile, local leaders. Chosen Soldier paints a vivid portrait of an elite group, and a process that forges America’s smartest, most versatile, and most valuable fighting force.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Superb
Anyone who is remotely considering a career in SF needs to read this book. It really put it all in perspective
Rating: - Great book for future SF
Great book a must read if your looking into a future in SF or just interested in what they go through.
Rating: - As close as you can get to being there
This is an excellent, no b.s. account by Dick Couch, himself a SEAL and fmr CIA Operative who writes without any ego driven agenda. He has been given excellent access by the Army. This clearly isn't written from a warm, dry desk. He goes into the cold, heat, and rain to get it right. Starting before training, Couch follows (runs alongside) the Special Forces "training process", which is more accurately an art, not a science. With attention to ample personalities, Couch brings the reader close to ... Read More
Rating:  - A Professionals Eye
This book is very focused, and is made all the better because of that. The authors choice of focusing solely on the training of Green Berets, except for the first chapter, rather then on the whole history of the outfit and it's long list of achievements.
As a former SEAL, he clearly knows about special forces, and is able to translate that into detailed explanation. He gives enough background detail of the people he is talking to to be interesting without giving us page after page ... Read More
Rating: - Inside the SF
My son is a Green Beret, and I had only heard a few of his stories about the intensive training that he went through. This was a real eye-opener for me to see exactly what went on. He was able to identify some of the cadre who had fictitious names assigned by the author.
If anyone is interested is signing up for SF, they need to read this book to get the real inside story.
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