Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces

Rating:
Summary: Not all that good
Review: This is another of the series of books (e.g. the Op Center series) in which Clancy adds his name to something largely written by somebody else. Whatever his faults as a stylist (and I like his work when its actually his), Clancy knows how to write in an interesting way. This has not rubbed off on his co-conspiritors. No insult to Mr. Gresham (the actual author of most of the book) who is apparently just doing as he was told, but this book adds nothing to the already considerable number of titles on special operations. Its treatment of the topic is often superficial and the writing is no better than pedestrian. If you know absoloutely nothing about US Special Forces this book might be an OK place to start but otherwise I'd look for another of the many treatments of the subject.

Rating:
Summary: Right on the mark!
Review: Very accurate book, I am not sure what the most everyone else is talking about in saying otherwise. This book is "dry" because it is meant to inform the reader more than it is to entertain him. But, if you like non-fiction military books, you should have a pretty good read here. Just as a side-note: there is no "SEAL bashing" in this book;I know that Mr. Clancy has a lot of respect for the Navy Seals as well every other U.S. military branch; just because he admits that the U.S. Army Special Forces is his favorite dosn't mean he's bashing other units/branches God bless

Rating:
Summary: Right on the mark!
Review: Very accurate book, I am not sure what the most everyone else is talking about in saying otherwise. This book is "dry" because it is meant to inform the reader more than it is to entertain him. But, if you like non-fiction military books, you should have a pretty good read here. Just as a side-note: there is no "SEAL bashing" in this book;I know that Mr. Clancy has a lot of respect for the Navy Seals as well every other U.S. military branch; just because he admits that the U.S. Army Special Forces is his favorite dosn't mean he's bashing other units/branches God bless

Rating:
Summary: Right on the mark!
Review: Very accurate book, I am not sure what the most everyone else is talking about in saying otherwise. This book is "dry" because it is meant to inform the reader more than it is to entertain him. But, if you like non-fiction military books, you should have a pretty good read here. Just as a side-note: there is no "SEAL bashing" in this book;I know that Mr. Clancy has a lot of respect for the Navy Seals as well every other U.S. military branch; just because he admits that the U.S. Army Special Forces is his favorite dosn't mean he's bashing other units/branches God bless