Special Forces Berlin, James Stejskal
Special Forces Berlin, James Stejskal
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Special Forces Berlin
Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956–1990

Author: James Stejskal

Narrator: Tim Campbell

Unabridged: 11 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/04/2017


Synopsis

The massive armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies posed a huge threat to the nations of Western Europe. U.S. military planners decided they needed a plan to slow the juggernaut they expected when and if a war began. The plan was Special Forces Berlin.

Their mission should hostilities commence was to wreak havoc behind enemy lines, and buy time for vastly outnumbered NATO forces to conduct a breakout from the city. In reality it was an ambitious and extremely dangerous mission, even suicidal. Highly trained and fluent in German, each man was allocated a specific area. They were skilled in clandestine operations, sabotage, and intelligence tradecraft, and able to act as independent operators, blending into the local population and working unseen in a city awash with spies looking for information on their every move.

Special Forces Berlin was a one of a kind unit that had no parallel. It left a legacy of a new type of soldier expert in unconventional warfare, one that was sought after for missions such as the attempted rescue of American hostages from Tehran in 1979. With the U.S. government officially acknowledging their existence in 2014, their incredible story can now be told.

About James Stejskal

James Stejskal, after thirty-five years of service with United States Army Special Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency, is a uniquely qualified historian and novelist. He is the author of Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956-1990; Masters of Mayhem: Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz; No Moon as Witness; and The Snake Eater Chronicles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barry

This is a look at a unique special operations unit that was created for a scenario that would be unusual for most US Forces. “Detachment A” was a designated “stay behind” unit that would strike a series of pre-planned targets around Berlin when the city would be inevitably over run in the event of a......more

Goodreads review by Gregory

During my time serving in the USAF during the Cold War, I never heard or knew about Det A and rightfully so until 9 months ago. As a USAF C-141 pilot I flew several of these “special airlift missions” supporting Navy SEALS and Delta operators. We were all briefed prior to these missions not to ask q......more

Goodreads review by Tim

Good content, a bit of a sleeper of a book.......more