Sua Sponte, Dick Couch
Sua Sponte, Dick Couch
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Sua Sponte
The Forging of a Modern American Ranger

Author: Dick Couch

Narrator: Pete Larkin

Unabridged: 12 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

The 75th Ranger Regiment is a unique and distinct culture among the American military establishment. They stand alone, even among our other Special Operations forces, as the most active brigade-sized force in the current Global War on Terrorism. Since 9/11, the Regiment has been the only continuously engaged unit in the Army and has had forty percent of its number deployed in harm's way for the last decade. Their mission is unique. Rangers do not patrol, they don't train allied forces, nor do they engage in routine counterinsurgency duties. They have a single-mission focus; they seek out the enemy and they capture or kill them. It sets Rangers apart as pure, direct-action warriors.
 
Army Rangers are not born. They are made. The modern 75th Ranger Regiment represents the culmination of two hundred and fifty years of American soldiering. As the nation's oldest standing military unit, the Regiment traces its origins to Richard Rogers' Rangers during the pre-Revolutionary French and Indian War, through the likes of Francis Marion and John Mosby, to the five active Ranger battalions of the Second World War, and finally, to the four battalions of the current Ranger regiment engaged in modern combat. Over that period, a standard of professional excellence and the forging of that excellence is distilled in the selection, assessment, and training of today's Rangers.
 
Granted unprecedented access to the training of this highly restricted component of America's Special Operations Forces in a time of war, retired Navy Captain Dick Couch tells the personal story of the young men who begin this difficult and dangerous journey to become a Ranger. Many will try but only a select few will survive to serve in the 75th Ranger Regiment. Sua Sponte follows a group of these aspiring young warriors through the crucible that is ranger training and their preparation for direct-action missions in Afghanistan against the Taliban.

About Dick Couch

Dick Couch is a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He graduated from BUD/S Class 45 in 1969, and was the class Honorman. As Whiskey Platoon Commander with SEAL Team One in Vietnam, he led one of the only successful POW rescue operations of that conflict. Following his release from active duty in the Navy, he served as a maritime and paramilitary case officer with the CIA. In 1997, he retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Captain. Dick is also the author ofThe Finishing School, Chosen Soldier, and Down Range, as well as four novels: Seal Team One, Pressure Point, Silent Descent, and Rising Wind. Dick lives with his wife, Julia, in Ketchum, Idaho.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on July 30, 2012

I happened on this book when looking for research material for my son . He has recently reported to Fort Benning and is slated for the Ranger Regiment assuming successful completion of all the training. I am retired Army and am familiar with the Regiment. What I was not prepared for was the realizat......more

Goodreads review by Charity on October 23, 2017

So I'm an Army girlfriend, and my man is going into the Army Rangers. Finding information about the Rangers can be a little difficult, even with the internet. They're a very elite Special Ops team. So when someone recommended this book to me, I bought it immediately. To my utter delight, the book is......more

Goodreads review by Robert on July 29, 2012

Dick Couch is an incredible writer. Excellent well researched and written book that showcases the Rangers like no other person could do. Mr Couch due to his background and understanding the SpecOp community. For a Navy Seal who shines the light how other operators in the very small and elite communi......more

Goodreads review by Gretchen on August 01, 2023

Engrossing, very detailed. Gives a solid introduction to the Army world and a highly specific account of the Ranger Regiment. Much of the terminology and background knowledge needed to fully comprehend would come from someone in the military, so reader beware.......more