Delta Force: The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

"Absolutely compelling... Nations without men like Beckwith simply don't survive." — Wall Street Journal

Wanted: Volunteers for Project Delta. Will guarantee you a medal. A body bag. Or both.

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 Force

When Charlie Beckwith issued this call to arms in Vietnam in 1965, he revolutionized American armed combat. This is the story of what would eventually come to be known as Delta Force, 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, including a brutally honest account of their most famous defeat: the failed rescue of the Iranian hostages. Thought it all, the reader will become much better acquainted with America’s deadliest weapon.

“A page turner...hard to put down; you come to the end of one page and can’t wait to read the next one. It leaves you dehydrated, because you won’t put it down long enough to get another beer...It’s one of those rare books that military people will annotate and underline and hesitate ever to lend out...Beckwith’s candor is extraordinary...You end up reading Delta Force feeling good about America and the people who serve it in uniform—and most of the brass who lead them.” - Armed Forces Journal

“A page turner. ... Hard to put down. ... One of those rare books that military people will annotate and underline and hesitate ever to lend out. ... Beckwith’s candor is extraordinary.” - Armed Forces Journal

“Delta Force is arguably the most effective fighting unit in the world.” - Washington Post

“The Army’s most elite commando unit.” - Los Angeles Times

“Delta Force, considered the equivalent of SEAL Team 6, are far more tight-lipped than the SEALs.” - New York Times

“The Army’s most elite commando unit.” - Los Angeles Times