The Company They Keep

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"A fascinating inside \0Qk at America's secret warriors Simons lias doné a first-rate job!"
' Ralph Peters, author of Twilight of Heroes a.nú The Devil's Garden \
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U.S. Special Forces soldiers cftsdain the Hollywood "Green Beret" label, but they are still among the most fascinating and highly trained figures in today's military. They use expertise, intelligence, and self-reliance, whether conducting reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines, training ragtag bands of guerrillas, or simply" honing their skills in backwoods training areas.
Anthropologist A.J. Simons obtained unprecedented access to a SF unit. From" field exercises to the inner worlds of team rooms and base camps, and finally into the private spheres of soldiers' marriages and family lives, she shows iiow these unique soldiers think and function independently while belonging to small and close-knit teams. -
Teams are the heart and are... Tovább

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"A fascinating inside \0Qk at America's secret warriors Simons lias doné a first-rate job!"
' Ralph Peters, author of Twilight of Heroes a.nú The Devil's Garden \
I
mi
-J
JJ3jKÜ-JV>ÍD
TMJ ijri-3 snij 'J'Ü: ^?mn'e DiDiii ifimi ü'-D-jifí.
U.S. Special Forces soldiers cftsdain the Hollywood "Green Beret" label, but they are still among the most fascinating and highly trained figures in today's military. They use expertise, intelligence, and self-reliance, whether conducting reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines, training ragtag bands of guerrillas, or simply" honing their skills in backwoods training areas.
Anthropologist A.J. Simons obtained unprecedented access to a SF unit. From" field exercises to the inner worlds of team rooms and base camps, and finally into the private spheres of soldiers' marriages and family lives, she shows iiow these unique soldiers think and function independently while belonging to small and close-knit teams. -
Teams are the heart and are being pressured to Conventionalism, and not these most unconventional be the most effective and this is an enduring record soldierly achievement.
the soul of SF, yet increasingly they conform to military bureaucracy, an external enemy, could well destroy units.'A soldier's-eye profile of what may unusual military organization anywhere, of military excellence and unpararalled
"As a former active duty Special Forces soldier and a current author, this book is probably the best look inside the
life that I have read. 1 recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn more about Special Forces and the men who comprise the A-teams that are at the core of the unit, particularly the NCOs who are Special Forces." Bob Mayer Vissza