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Summary: Whitewashing the Green Berets
Review: As you'd expect given the authors, this is essentially Pentagon propaganda about how the Special Forces wish to be seen. A quick glance through the index is illuminating: El Salvador isn't listed at all, Nicaragua has a single entry, about how the Sandinista's allegedly trained and supplied Panamanian Dignity Battalions. If you guessed that Israeli training of Panamanian special forces isn't mentioned, you'd be right. Anyone with any knowledge of modern history could go on and on and on...I won't belabor the obvious. What this book is a collection of feel-good war stories, on that basis I guess it's pretty enjoyable. As a work of history, it's laughable.
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Summary: Clancy's Best
Review: An exciting book which (as usual) shows extensive research on the author's part. Other good special forces books I have read include Black Hawk Down, Rogue Warior, and Tale of a German Sniper. All of them are good probably Black Hawk and German Sniper are best of all.
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Summary: Probably not what you expect...
Review: I am a big fan of Clancy fiction, but this is the first nonfiction of his that I have read. While really only glancing at the cover before reading it, I incorrectly assumed a book about special forces training and combat. That turns out to be a small part of what this book really is. It is a mini-biography of Carl Stiner (a true American hero), a development history of special forces, and examples of American combat from WWII to the the Gulf War.This is a book that every soldier and sailor should read, because it really explains how winning is so much more than just fighting with weapons. Winners need to fight with psychology, civil affairs, training others, etc. But while every soldier and sailor may benefit, it is not quite exciting for the average reader. I read this on the heels of Blackhawk Down, which is infinitely more electrifying, but understandably a different type of book. Shadow Warriors is really almost a text book, and a good one, for some.
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Summary: Stiner is deserving of respect and so are Special Operations
Review: I'll give Clancy credit-- he teamed with someone very good for this book. With over twenty years in spec-ops, I have learned to be wary of Clancy's work. He's a former insurance salesman who has made his living off of writing about those who do. I recommend for those who want more-- Blackhawk Down (he's a reporter but a superb telling of what happened); Bravo Two Zero (the SAS in detail); Bodyguard of Lies ( out of print but a classic that my Bn commander gave me to read as a young team leader); I also like the fiction of Bob Mayer, James Webb and others.
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Summary: A hometown boy does good!
Review: Gen. Stiner is from my hometown.
We are VERY proud of him, and during an interview we saw on television with Gen. Stiner and Mr. Clancy yesterday, my father shared memories of Gen. Stiner as a boy/young man (they are of the same age).
Thank you Mr. Clancy and Gen. Stiner for giving credit to the silent defenders who keep us safe EVERY day and EVERY night!! GOD BLESS!!!
Cynthia McNeil Hatmaker
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Summary: Surprised
Review: I am retired Special Forces, my ultimate home base is Fort Campbell 101st Airborne Division 1/3 AD and Special Forces 3rd Brigade, Airborne Ranger. For nearly twenty years I humped the reality of what I thought not possible to convey to the average person and did not think I would ever read a book that could sum it. I have never read any of Clancy's books as I assumed it was all creative writing and whitewash. All that I need to say now is I cried due to the reality of this aided write of Carl Stiner. I will have to buy Clancy's other books now. I recommend this to all my brothers in arms for peace, and to every American in this most trying time for us all including our Special Forces. I recommend another book that goes into the details of some special forces, terrorism and Armageddon, Karl Mark Maddox's SB 1 or God.
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Summary: The Real Story
Review: GEN Carl Stiner is one of the few people in the world who could write this book. Teaming with Tom Clancy insured the high quality literary effort found in The Shadow Warrior's. During Operation Enduring Freedom, American Special Operations units have won the public acclaim they deserve. However, developing that force was not easy, and Carl Stiner is one of the people responsible for creating the integrated Special Operations Command (SOCOM)into the unparalleled fighting force it is today. By reading Shadow Warrior's you will learn about the difficult, and sometimes tragic experiences learned at the cost of many brave men's lives. This is history you need to know and presented in a highly readable fashion. GEN Stiner is a professional soldier and consummate gentleman. Always understated, he brings a refreshing honesty to the books about special ops that too frequently are bloated or self-serving. This is the real deal. Don't miss it. You need to know what these valiant men and women have fought and died for - too often without recognition.
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Summary: Not what I wanted
Review: I don't pretend to know much about U.S. Special Forces...precisely the reason I purchased this book. Having now read it, I continue to feel I know very little about this subject. While I've never been a Clancy fan and have the utmost respect for General Stiner and his work and sacrifices for our country and its foreign "relations," I walked away from this book feeling like the title was very much a misnomer. While the stories in the book are interesting in and of themselves, they failed to paint any cognizable picture of Special Forces operations I might have hoped to gain. For any novice, like myself, interested in learning about the Special Forces (i.e. all the U.S.'s Special Forces) I would recommend looking elsewhere.
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Summary: Not Tom's best
Review: Some of the events mentioned in the book were not detailed enough for the reader to reach to the same conclusions that the author did. Maybe because I know these events and I some what disagree with him. But I can't talk on behalf of the people that are not aware of these events.
I would like to stress that I did not rate 3 stars because I disagree with the author, a lot of other topics I think that he was spot on and could not agree more with him. The reason I gave him 3 because The author lost my attention in the middle of the book and because it is not TOM's best work.
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Summary: Make believe to the max
Review: Another fictional tale by Clancy passed off as the truth. Those who know the truth behind the Special Forces and Stiner are laughing their heads off. Well, after they wake up from reading this boring fabrication. It's a boring waste of time and money. Whats next for Clancy? Is he going to write a bio about the "Men in Black" and try to get the readers to believe that crap too? Maybe Stiner should try to write his own book without riding on Clancy's name. He could call it "How a four star general survives in the military without any leadership skills." Now thats a book we could all believe.
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