No one doubts the abilities of Special Operations Forces (SOF) after Desert Storm. But their impressive accomplishments are rooted in the lessons learned from Vietnam, Iran, Grenada, El Salvador, and Panama. AT THE HURRICANE'S EYE is the first book to take an unflinching look at SOF's growth since Vietnam. Author Greg Walker, with sixteen years of U.S. Army special operations experience as a ground operator, provides information and eyewitness acounts never before reported, from the tragic raid on Panama's Paitilla airfield to the first insider accounts of Special Forces, Marine Force Recon, and NAVY SEAL operations before and during Desert Storm.
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No one doubts the abilities of Special Operations Forces (SOF) after Desert Storm. But their impressive accomplishments are rooted in the lessons learned from Vietnam, Iran, Grenada, El Salvador, and Panama. AT THE HURRICANE'S EYE is the first book to take an unflinching look at SOF's growth since Vietnam. Author Greg Walker, with sixteen years of U.S. Army special operations experience as a ground operator, provides information and eyewitness acounts never before reported, from the tragic raid on Panama's Paitilla airfield to the first insider accounts of Special Forces, Marine Force Recon, and NAVY SEAL operations before and during Desert Storm.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT INSIGHT,
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This review is from: At the Hurricane's Eye (Mass Market Paperback)
According to that last review, It's obvious that somebody does not want you to read this book . Greg Walker's account is even controversial within SPECOPS groups because most of the stuff in the book is still denied. The Chapter on El Salvador and U.S. DIRECT involvement in the war is quite revealing. U.S. soldiers knew of Human Rights abuses. He also talks about how U.S. soldiers were shot and EVEN KILLED in EL SALVADOR and the PENTAGON knocking down their awards to compliment the U.S. point of view of E.S. not being a "declared" war.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent USSOCOM Primer,
By A Customer
This review is from: At the Hurricane's Eye (Mass Market Paperback)
For all intents and purposes, this book is a command history of USSOCOM. The details he provides about operations in Central America during the 1980's have not been discussed in such detail anywhere else. He also provides some of the most descriptive open source information on Delta available. My only criticism is that he draws too heavily on too few sources. Several of the chapters are based around individual experiences and are not representative of the units involved. Still, for those interested in the history of American special operations forces since the end of the Vietnam War will find this to be a most useful text.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible book,Please don't waste your time on it,
By CSM "Pete" (NC state) - See all my reviews
This review is from: At the Hurricane's Eye (Mass Market Paperback)
What a waste, do not buy this, the author is another one of those former "National Guard" soldiers and has been known to fabricate lies in place of the truth for his own benefit. 2 hours of my life i'll never get back
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