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Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of Special Forces
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Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of Special Forces
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Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of Special Forces
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Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of Special Forces

Written by Linda Robinson

Narrated by Kirsten Potter

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Special Forces soldiers are daring, seasoned troops from America's heartland, selected in a tough competition and trained in an extraordinary range of skills. They know foreign languages and cultures and unconventional warfare better than any U.S. fighters, and while they prefer to stay out of the limelight, veteran war correspondent Linda Robinson gained access to their closed world. She traveled with them on the frontlines, interviewed them at length on their home bases, and studied their doctrine, methods and history. In Masters of Chaos she tells their story through a select group of senior sergeants and field-grade officers, a band of unforgettable characters like Rawhide, Killer, Michael T, and Alan -- led by the unflappable Lt. Col. Chris Conner and Col. Charlie Cleveland, a brilliant but self-effacing West Pointer who led the largest unconventional war campaign since Vietnam in northern Iraq.

Robinson follows the Special Forces from their first post-Vietnam combat in Panama, El Salvador, Desert Storm, Somalia, and the Balkans to their recent trials and triumphs in Afghanistan and Iraq. She witnessed their secret sleuthing and unsung successes in southern Iraq, and recounts here for the first time the dramatic firefights of the western desert. Her blow-by-blow story of the attack on Ansar al-Islam's international terrorist training camp has never been told before.

The most comprehensive account ever of the modern-day Special Forces in action, Masters of Chaos is filled with riveting, intimate detail in the words of a close-knit band of soldiers who have done it all.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 8, 2013
ISBN9780804166294
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Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of Special Forces
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Linda Robinson

I've been writing and creating art since I won all those ribbons in 3rd grade. In the last decade, I have been a primary caregiver. In my spare time, I illustrated 37 textbooks, created holistic workshop art, wild food labels, CD cover art, a movie poster, book covers and delightedly drew characters for 9 children’s books. My novel Chantepleuré is available on Smashwords a well as the tiny free book You May Already Be a Winner!, and the new caregiver guide to sanity. Caregiver: Finding Your Self.

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    My thoughts about special forces have changed in reading this book. The many stories of how special forces are deployed gave me a new perspective on all of the work that they do.Reactions to this book were mixed oddly for me. In one hand I enjoyed learning all the details, and the writing is solid. On the other hand I was never drawn into the story in an exciting way. I desperately wanted to read further, but felt like things just dragged on and on. It was a good book, but unfortunately it did not take hold of me.