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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 356.160973 EAN: 9780307339393 ISBN: 0307339394 Label: Three Rivers Press Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: March 25, 2008 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Release Date: March 25, 2008 Studio: Three Rivers Press Editorial Review: Product Description: In combating terror, America can no longer depend on its conventional military superiority and the use of sophisticated technology. More than ever, we need men like those of the Army Special Forces–the legendary Green Berets. In Chosen Soldier, Dick Couch draws on nearly a year spent at Special Forces training facilities and offers an unprecedented view of the education of these men. Following the experiences of one class of soldiers as they endure this physically and mentally exhausting ordeal, Couch spells out in fascinating detail the demanding selection process and grueling field exercises, the high-level technical training and intensive language courses, and the simulated battle problems that test everything from how well SF candidates gather operational intelligence to their skills at negotiating with volatile, often hostile, local leaders. Chosen Soldier paints a vivid portrait of an elite group, and a process that forges America’s smartest, most versatile, and most valuable fighting force. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Best I have read!This is a really wonderful work. I believe it and experienced the ups and downs of every character. I know someone in the Special Forces and followed closely their selection experience. I learned much more from this book. I paid particular attention to the officer selection process as this is one of the few places anything is mentioned about that selection process. I look forward to seeing what Dick does next. Rating:  - A real roller coaster of a book, but not in a good way...The book certainly had some interesting points, but overall, even for a military buff like me, could get quite boring. It seemed to drone on, almost like reading an actual military handbook. In all honesty I haven't even completed the entire book, I've come close to the end to what I assume is going to be an interesting part, but I just can't quite force myself to read it yet Rating: - SuperbAnyone who is remotely considering a career in SF needs to read this book. It really put it all in perspective Rating: - Great book for future SFGreat book a must read if your looking into a future in SF or just interested in what they go through. Rating: - As close as you can get to being thereThis is an excellent, no b.s. account by Dick Couch, himself a SEAL and fmr CIA Operative who writes without any ego driven agenda. He has been given excellent access by the Army. This clearly isn't written from a warm, dry desk. He goes into the cold, heat, and rain to get it right. Starting before training, Couch follows (runs alongside) the Special Forces "training process", which is more accurately an art, not a science. With attention to ample personalities, Couch brings the reader close to ... Read More |
