Overview
The mission was to kill the most wanted man in the world—one of such magnitude that it couldn’t be handled by just any military or intelligence force. The best America had to offer was needed. The task was handed to roughly forty members of America’s supersecret counterterrorist unit: the elite and mysterious unit Delta Force. This is the true story of one Delta Force commander’s hunt to
The first eyewitness account of the Battle of Tora Bora, this is also the first book to detail just how close Delta Force came to capturing bin Laden, how close U.S. bombers and fighter aircraft came to killing him, and exactly why he slipped through our fingers. With KILL BIN LADEN, Dalton Fury offers an extremely rare inside look at one of the most important special operations missions of all time.
Synopsis
"A riveting account of one of the most important—but also least understood—battles in the war on terror." —Time
The mission was to kill the most wanted man in the world—one of such magnitude that it couldn't be handled by just any military or intelligence force. The best America had to offer was needed. The task was handed to roughly forty members of America's supersecret counterterrorist unit: the elite and mysterious unit Delta Force. This is the true story of one Delta Force commander's hunt to
KILL BIN LADEN
The first eyewitness account of the Battle of Tora Bora, this is also the first book to detail just how close Delta Force came to capturing bin Laden, how close U.S. bombers and fighter aircraft came to killing him, and exactly why he slipped through our fingers. With KILL BIN LADEN, Dalton Fury offers an extremely rare inside look at one of the most important special operations missions of all time.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly
In this firsthand account of a Delta Force operative involved in the hunt for Osama bin Laden in the months following September 11 up through the Battle of Tora Bora, the pseudonymous Fury explains how and why bin Laden was able to escape because of poor decisions and the shaky alliance between the U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan. While the arguments for the failure to capture bin Laden are interesting, Fury’s account of his training and the Delta Force exploits prove more compelling, giving readers insight into the range of skill and expertise of this elite military group. David Drummond proves a curious choice since he doesn’t have a commanding and authoritative voice that one may expect from a text written from a military perspective, yet his firm yet nonchalant tone works well with Fury’s prose, revealing an agreeable personality. However, Drummond’s voice doesn’t elicit the sense of danger that some of the more chaotic scenes require. A St. Martin’s Press hardcover. (Nov.)
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