Ebook: Spec Ops

How can a small group of soldiers attack a numerically superior force in
an entrenched position and hope to succeed? It may sound impossible, but
this is what special operations is all about. Bill McRaven commands a team
of SEALs, the U.S. Navy's elite special operations force. Accomplishing
the seemingly impossible is the day-to-day business of McRaven and his
SEALs and other special operators such as Green Berets, Britain's Special
Air Service and Russia's Spetznaz. In SPEC OPS you learn the secrets
of the trade: get on target fast and maintain relative superiority
throughout the area of vulnerability. It worked for the Germans who
clobbered the Belgians at Fort Eben Emael before they knew what hit
them. It worked for the Israelis who dropped in at Entebbe and executed
the perfected prisoner rescue. Special operations forces are able to
beat the odds because their preparation, firepower, speed on target, and
moral commitment give them the ultimate edge over their opponents. When
you fight like this you almost can't lose.

William H. McRaven has been a U.S. Navy SEAL since 1978 and is
currently the commanding officer of SEAL Team Three, based at Coronado,
California. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and has received
a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School.