Product Description: Readers won't be able to put down stories of U.S. special ops told by those who lived them. Firsthand accounts detail special ops' early days when the United States was a new nation all the way to modern-day missions.

Product Description: Even the most rigorous training would not prepare young readers for the sheer amount of intel they will uncover about six of the most secretive U.S. Special Forces. Each title covers the chronology of the special ops force and supplements the main narrative with "Force Fact" sidebars about such topics as weaponry, facilities, and popular culture references...read more

Even the most rigorous training would not prepare young readers for the sheer amount of intel they will uncover about six of the most secretive U.S. Special Forces. Each title covers the chronology of the special ops force and supplements the main narrative with Force Fact sidebars about such topics as weaponry, facilities, and popular culture references. From historical missions and controversial calls to details about equipment and selection processes, this series aims to inform! This title provides a chronological account of the American special forces unit known as Marine Special Ops, including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies.

Product Description: Explore a career with the U.S. Air Forces special land force, the Combat Controllers.

Product Description: They are among the most elite of all U.S. military, special forces subject to a rigorous selection and training process. Air commandos perform highly dangerous and often secret operations. They are involved in special military operations, counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism...read more

Product Description: An introduction to the life of Air Commandos in the Air Force (aka Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)) describing some missions, how they train, and their role in the armed forces.

Product Description: An introduction to the life of a marine in a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Describes some of the missions assigned to MEUs, how they train, and their role in the U.S. armed forces.

Product Description: Recounts the experiences of three CIA officers who were killed during paramilitary operations in Afghanistan, and details the training, origin, and history of the agency's role in combating terrorism.

Product Description: Air Force Special Operations are part of the U.S. Air Force, one of the five main branches of the U.S. military. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more...read more

Product Description: An introduction to what the US Special Forces are, including the Green Berets, Navy SEALs, and Marine Force Recon, what recruits do, and jobs soldiers could learn. Includes descriptions of missions to find Osama bin Laden and to rescue an American aid worker in Somalia.

Product Description: A Marine Expeditionary Unit is ready to deal with any immediate crisis. Members are trained for combat and to carry out raids, evacuations, humanitarian efforts, and more. Join a unit of Marines deployed to help in any way they can.

Product Description: The Navy SEALs may be the most talked about special operations unit of the military but the U.S. Army Green Berets are no less masterful at their job. Readers explore the lesser-known details about what makes a Green Beret tick, including the rigorous admissions requirements and top-secret missions...read more

Product Description: Describes the elite search and rescue operations units in the United States armed forces, including how their members train, the equipment and vehicles used for rescue, and the importance of these operations in the field.Title: Special Operations: Search and RescueAuthor: Nardo, DonPublisher: Morgan Reynolds PubPublication Date: 2012/12/01Number of Pages: 64Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 201202400...read more

Product Description: This book briefly explains the training that members of American special operations go through.

Product Description: Describes the role of paratroopers in the United States armed forces, including paratrooper units in the Navy, Army, and Air Force, and details the training and equipment required to become a special operations paratrooper.Title: Special Operations: ParatroopersAuthor: Nardo, DonPublisher: Morgan Reynolds PubPublication Date: 2012/12/01Number of Pages: 64Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 201201910...read more

Product Description: The Military Experience: Special Operations: Reconnaissance: Reconnaissance by Don Nardo