Delta: America's Elite Counterterrorist Force

by Terry Griswold, D.M. Giangreco

This new and expanded edition of DELTA is a fascinating look into the world of the DELTA trooper. Its detailed text and 100 photos take the reader inside the closed Special Operations Training Facility at Fort Bragg. This book shows how these elite counterterrorists are recruited, selected and trained, and the tactics they use to fight the ongoing war on terror.

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 28, 2005

Reviews

[Paula Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Painted Delta force with very broad strokes. For more detail and better writing, try books by Haney or Beckwith. Pictures are neat.

[Jerome Otte · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a detailed background on the history of the Delta Force and Colonel "Chargin' Charlie" Beckwith's attempts to closely mirror the make-up and training of the British SAS, as well as gives several examples of recent operations (especially the failed hostage-rescue attempt in Iran and missions destroying Scuds during Operation Desert Storm.) Despite the fact that the Pentagon refuses to acknowledge the existence of Special Forces Operational Detachment--Delta, (loosely referred to as "The Delta Force"), this book alleviates any doubt as to whether or not they do indeed exist and are successfully eliminating the ever-growing terrorist threat to the United States. The book also gives a profile of the typical Delta trooper, and the day-to-day tasks and training that he will perform. Over all, I have to give this book a high rating; afterall, there are very few good books on the market today about this particular subject.

This was first published in 1992, but thankfully this edition was published in 2005, so it isn't completely out of date. There are some good stories of Delta operations in Iraq and Afghanistan that you will only sparingly read about in other sources.