Killer Elite Completely Revised and ..., Michael Smith
Killer Elite Completely Revised and ..., Michael Smith
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Killer Elite: Completely Revised and Updated
The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team

Author: Michael Smith

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart

Unabridged: 12 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/25/2017

Synopsis

A top-secret U.S. Army Special Operations unit has been running covert missions all over the world, from leading death squads to the hideout of drug baron Pablo Escobar to capturing Saddam Hussein and, in one of the greatest special operations missions of all time, helping to track down al-Qa'eda leader Osama bin Laden. "The Activity," as it became known to insiders, has achieved near-mythical status, even among the world's Special Operations elite. Hidden from the politicians and the government bean counters, the Activity has been carrying out deniable operations, preparing the way for Delta and SEAL Team Six.

Now, journalist Michael Smith gets inside this clandestine military team to expose their explosive history and secrets. Smith has spoken to many former members of the Activity and reveals the incredible truth behind the world's most secret Special Operations organization, a unit that is at the forefront of the War on Terror.

About Michael Smith

Michael Smith is the bestselling author of a wide variety of books on spies and special forces. He served in British military intelligence before becoming an award-winning journalist, working for the BBC, the Daily Telegraph, and the Sunday Times.

Smith uncovered the Downing Street Memos, which exposed the truth about the intelligence used to justify the war in Iraq and the scandal of the secret air war fought long before either Congress or the U.K. Parliament backed military action.

Michael is on the board of the Bletchley Park Trust and is chair of its historical advisory group. He is also a visiting Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on September 12, 2020

It is often (confidently) stated that the modern CIA grew out of the WW2 OSS. That is true so far as it goes but since the CIA's actual inception it has lived with a sort of split personality. The OSS was a direct action "group" that was directly involved in sabotage, infiltration, combat and even a......more

Goodreads review by Bob on April 08, 2018

There are a lot of books out about Special Operations. This one focuses on the ISA-- Intelligence Support Activity. I recall this unit having a lot of different code names over the years and they recruited widely from not only in the regular Special Ops ranks but for specialties outside, such as uni......more

Goodreads review by Leftbanker on November 11, 2019

This covered way too much territory to have anything resembling a coherent narrative, but it was still extremely interesting and full of information. I’ve already read a lot on most of what he covers in this book so the jumps in geography and decades didn’t make me dizzy. If you take anything away fr......more

Goodreads review by Dylan on March 15, 2018

Didn't really like the book in the beginning but the middle to the end was very good It had much more action in it, Good book for people who like Army, U.S Military kind of books......more

Goodreads review by Kristian on July 27, 2012

A dry read but I'd not expected nothing else. Killer Elite delivered what I didn't expect it would: inside information on a world the regular citizen won't ever see. I liked the wealth of detail and explanations of how world events, political decisions and technological advances affected The Activit......more

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