Canada's Secret Commandos: The unauthorized story of Joint Task Force Two [Paperback]

David Pugliese (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 6, 2002

Author David Pugliese tells you everything the government doesn't want you to know about the most secret unit in the Canadian military today: Joint Task Force Two. Canada's Secret Commandos goes behind the scenes in uncovering the missions, training and inner workings of Canada's version of Delta Force and the SAS. The book reveals the unit's most secretive plans, including details about their current mission to Afghanistan in the war against terrorism, a bid to rescue Canadian peacekeepers held hostage in Bosnia, an even more dangerous scheme to launch an attack on terrorists in Peru, and commando missions in Nepal and the Central African Republic.

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About the Author

Award-winning Ottawa Citizen journalist David Pugliese is one of Canada's foremost defense writers. His writing on military and counter-terrorism affairs has won him two awards from the Canadian Association of Journalists and a nomination for the prestigious National Newspaper Awards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Esprit de Corps Books (February 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1895896185
• ISBN-13: 978-1895896183
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great look at Canada's top counter terrorist team, February 17, 2002

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Ann L. (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canada's Secret Commandos: The unauthorized story of Joint Task Force Two (Paperback)

This is an excellent read on Joint Task Force 2, Canada's version of Delta Force and the SAS. Lots of details on the history and missions of the team (Bosnia, Haiti, Nepal, Kosovo, Central Africa, Rwanda), info on weapons, aircraft etc. There is also a wide range of photos showing JTF2 guys doing their thing. I appreciated the extensive list of sources at the back of the book where the author lists that his information comes from. Most, if not all, are from official Canadian Forces documents and interviews (JTF2's unit history,etc) so it boasts the credibility and accuracy of the book. The one drawback, I found was that some of the photos are grainy, being taken from the official JTF2 training video but I can easily overlook that when compared with all the information that is presented.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read on a New Spec Op Unit, July 17, 2003

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Damian Romard (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canada's Secret Commandos: The unauthorized story of Joint Task Force Two (Paperback)

Pugliese pulls together a pretty good read on a unit that is so new, there is almost nothing known about it. Canada's top special operations unit appears to be more active than the country knows, and the author appears to have some unique insight to their missions. If you are interested in Special Forces, Delta, SEALs, SAS, GSG-9, GIGN and the like, this book will offer you an interesting perspective on Canada's counter-terrorism unit.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must read for all canadians, May 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Canada's Secret Commandos: The unauthorized story of Joint Task Force Two (Paperback)

The amount of information the author gathered about jtf2 is very impressive, especially considering 99 percent of the canadian public has never hered of that unit. I learned a fare amount about jtf2 when I served in the Royal Canadian Regiment, but not nearly to the extent of this book, at the same time I'm sure there's a few things that this book did not uncover. I would recommend this book to all canadian citizins and anyone with an interest in special forces units.