Night Stalkers Top Secret Missions of the U.s. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment

"In his first book, Michael Durant told his harrowing tale of being shot down in his Blackhawk over Mogadishu and being held captive by a Somali warlord. It was a remarkable account, particularly because Special Operations pilots are notoriously reticent - they don't talk about their missions, at least not to anyone outside their small community. But now, with the publication of The Night Stalkers, Durant and Steven Hartov shed a fascinating light on these mysterious supercommandos, and take readers into a world they have only imagined." "Born out of the failed attempt to rescue American hostages in Iran in 1980, the 160th SOAR(A) was created to meet the urgent needs of Special Forces, Rangers, and classified Special Operations teams, as the face of global conflict shifted toward a growing threat of terrorism and counter-insurgency warfare. Specifically trained in grueling, long-range night operations and lightning strikes, these "Night Stalkers" would work in concert with their warrior "customers," and undertake missions deemed impossible by conventional aviators. Over the following decades, this secret, elite unit of incomparable pilots and crews saw action from Grenada and Panama to Iraq and Somalia, and went from almost being disbanded in its infancy to emerging as the most precise Special Operations aviation machine in existence." "Throughout the world, over oceans and in deserts, in jungles and on mountain peaks, the Night Stalkers have been at the point of the spear and in the thick of combat, delivering and supporting Special Ops teams to any target, in all weather, night or day. They are the best of the best, and here for the first time are their hair-raising true stories of battle, courage, victory, and loss."--BOOK JACKET.Durant, Michael J. is the author of 'Night Stalkers Top Secret Missions of the U.s. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment', published 2006 under ISBN 9780399153921 and ISBN 0399153926.