American Heroes: In Special Operations

Great book. Not only does North detail some of the kinds of missions SPECOPS soldiers perform in Iraq and Afghanistan, he also introduces the reader to units that aren't as well known as the SEALs or Special Forces. He includes Air Force PJs and JTACs, CIA Special Activities and DEA units on the gro......more

The book gives what is basically an introductory guide to the "shadow warriors" engaged in unpublicized missions. mostly in Afghanistan and Iraq, but in some other parts of the world as well. Navy SEALS and Green Berets are covered, but North also mentions a number of other little-known US Special F......more

I wasn’t sure what I was walking into reading this book. I got it on a whim when Oliver North was giving signed copies out. I held on to it forever and finally sat down to read it. I guess I was nervous it was going to be right handed preachy. It wasn’t. There was only one comment out of the whole o......more

The only drawback to this book is that in having read some other books of the stories in here is that it felt like these were almost too short to do them justice, i.e , I have read Horse Soldiers and the detailed account of Marcus Lutrell. Still for the style of this book it did a good job in tellin......more