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The Night Stalkers: Top Secret Missions of the U.S. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment by [Michael J. Durant, Steven Hartov, Robert L. Johnson]

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From the New York Times bestselling authors of In the Company of Heroes comes a thrilling account of military aviation for history buffs and “for those who love vivid tales of battlefield heroics” (Publishers Weekly).

In the world of covert warfare, Special Operations pilots are notoriously close-lipped about what they do. They don’t talk about their missions to anyone outside their small community. But now, Michael J. Durant and Steven Hartov shed fascinating light on the mysterious elite commandos known as SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Regiment) and take readers into a shadowy world of combat they have only imagined.

Length: 372 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English	Age Level: 18 and up
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Through his writings, lectures, and media appearances, Michael J. Durant (Chief Warrant Officer 4, Ret.) has become a symbol of the special-ops aviation community.Steven Hartov is an Airborne veteran and the author of international thrillers, including The Heat of Ramadan and The Nylon Hand of God. Coming soon...

An AudioFile Earphones Award winner and Audie Award finalist, Patrick Lawlor is also an accomplished stage actor.

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ASIN : B004GJW51S
Publisher : Dutton Caliber (28 December 2006)
Language : English
File size : 1071 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 372 pages

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- 692 in History of Military Air Forces
- 1,388 in 20th Century U.S. History

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Smcguinn

Outstanding

Reviewed in Australia on 28 July 2017

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An insider's view of life in the SOAR. Intense, gripping and very respectful of those brave souls lost in the service of their country. What a shame the book had to end!

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 18 November 2015

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Great read

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Franco Nocera

Libro che racconta efficacemente i Night Stalkers ed il loro lavoro.

Reviewed in Italy on 4 April 2016

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Ho approcciato alla lettura di questo libro con parecchi dubbi sul contenuto poiché parte del lavoro del 160° SOAR è classificato e quindi non divulgabile.

Mi sono ricreduto: la descrizione degli eventi storici raggiunge il livello di dettaglio necessario per far sentire il lettore pienamente appagato. Anche la descrizione da un punto di vista tecnico del volo e delle missioni, per quanto semplificata, lascia sufficientemente appagati. La narrazione (forse un pò "epicizzata" se mi si passa il termine) è avvincente e per quanto l'inglese non sia la mia lingua madre il libro si fa leggere tutto. Il racconto poi dei lati umani (o superumani visto i personaggi al centro delle vicende) chiarisce le difficoltà che questi uomini devono affrontare ed il loro approccio mentale alla professione, alla vita che comporta e nei confronti della morte che è quasi sempre presente nelle vicende narrate.

Un bel libro quindi indicato ad un pubblico affascinato dal mondo militare, dalle forze speciali, dall'avventura e perché no anche dalla Storia.

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David Chabot

Oh this book was amazing. The 160th deserves more recognition in the special ...

Reviewed in Canada on 19 July 2015

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Oh this book was amazing. The 160th deserves more recognition in the special ops scheme and from a civilian point of view, the book opened my eye on their history and capabilities. Highly interesting read, I'd recommend to any military enthusiast. Keep in mind that they don't reveal huge secrets, just basic stories and eye openers.

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Four Stars

Reviewed in Canada on 14 November 2017

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Interesting read about the early days of US SOF flying.

Flying Photographer

An overview of the development of Special Ops Aviation in the US Army

Reviewed in the United States on 5 May 2015

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The authors are presenting a brief and bit shallow overview of the history of the US Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment, from it's first missions after Vietnam to Afghanistan, through short chapters, each one dealing with one particular mission and with extensive narrative from the participants.

As a former member of this regiment, Mr. Durant is evidently well prepared to tell the stories "from within". Unfortunately, as with so many books dealing with the rather secretive Special Forces, the need to keep (still widely used) tactics and procedures secret means that sometimes many interesting facets of the operations are kept untold. At least I found myself (too) many times asking "why" and "how", without finding any answers in the book.

Nevertheless, the brief glimpse that the reader is allowed into this secretive world reveals a long succession of very professional men (and women) with a strong dedication to their job and a deep sense of duty and honor. The overall reading experience is positive and interesting, it's just that many times you wish the authors would be allowed to tell us more of the full story behind the few facts uncovered. In case you wonder, only the truly gripping description of the (failed) mission in Afghanistan is well worth the price of the book!

Overall, the authors provide us with a unique insight into an area of the US military forces that is usually invisible for us "mortals", and does so in an interesting and engaging way - recommended.

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Robb Fladry

Amazing book!!!

Reviewed in the United States on 25 June 2013

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Full disclosure - My father is one of the 160th pilots mentioned throughout this book, as he is a plank holder of the Nightstalkers.

Much like one of the other reviewers on here, I grew up knowing my dad was a helicopter pilot and that was about it. I knew he was in the 160th and he was gone a lot.. and that meant we couldn't talk to him on the phone or really know where he was. I thought this was normal, I had no idea what was really going on. When I was really little I knew he had a helicopter accident but never knew the specifics.. that is until I read this book. And of course, when I finally read the chapter that went into great detail about my dad's accident I was a little boy all over again, balling uncontrollably.

This is a fascinating book for anyone into military history. Most of the stories are recounts from many different people. Some of the minor details may be a little bit off, as they are recounts from many different parties. It isn't overly dramatic like a novel, but it's a very good read. I have a personal connection yes, but I know other people who have read the book and were really into it.

It's pretty cheap, so give it a shot. Would be a good gift for someone who is into the military, history or helicopters.

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