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The definitive insider s account of the U.S. Army s most elite and secretive special-ops unit, written by the legendary founder and first commanding officer of Delta ForceWanted: Volunteers for Project Delta. Will guarantee you a medal. A body bag. Or both. With this call to arms, Charlie Beckwith revolutionized American armed combat. Beckwith s acclaimed memoir tells the story of Delta Force ( the Army s most elite commando unit. –Los Angeles Times) as only its maverick creator could tell it–from the bloody baptism of Vietnam to the top-secret training grounds of North Carolina to political battles in the upper levels of the Pentagon itself. This is the heart-pounding, first-person, insider s view of the missions that made Delta Force legendary.