| Title:
Delta Force by Col. Charlie Beckwith and Donald Knox |
|
Description:This
book tells of the Career of Colonel Charlie Beckwith,
the author who after working with the British SAS and
American green Berets brought about the Delta Force into
being fighting against military bureaucracy as he tried
to bring about the countries only military counter-terrorist
unit. It gives an account of the rescue of the besieged
Special Forces camp at Plei Me in October 1965 which was
surrounded by the Vietnamese army. It goes on to give
an account of the rescue bid for the hostages held in
the American embassy in Tehran, Iran in April 1980 which
ended in disaster.
|
| Author:Charlie
Beckwith retired from the army in 1981 and went on to be
president of a security consultancy in Texas. Donald Knox
is an award winning TV producer. He is also the author of
‘The Magic Factory’, and ‘Death March: The
Survivors of Bataan’. |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published: First
published 1983. |
Edition:
This
edition1984. |
| Jacket
Condition: Very
good condition with a dust jacket which is in very good
condition. |
| Book
Condition:
Very good condition with 309 pages of which 16 pages contain
photographs |
| Publisher:
Guild Publishing, London. |
| ISBN:
CN number 6931. |
| Size
& Weight: 23.5
cm x 15.5 cm (H x W). 2.8 cm thick. |
