Relentless strike : the secret history of Joint Special Operations Command

Naylor, Sean. (Author). Runnette, Sean. (Added Author).

Summary: The inside story of Joint Special Operations Command, the secret military organization that during the past decade has revolutionized counterterrorism, seamlessly fusing intelligence and operational skills to conduct famous and infamous missions.

Record details

ISBN: 9781427264312
ISBN: 1427264317
Physical Description: sound disc
15 audio discs (19 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: New York, NY : Macmillan Audio, ℗2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Compact discs. Duration: 19:00:00.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Ferrari in the garage. A phoenix rises ; JSOC gets its feet wet ; Frustration in the Middle East ; Payoff in Panama ; Manhunts, motorboats, and Mogadishu ; Forging bonds in the Balkans ; Loose nukes and missed opportunities -- A new era dawns. "Fairly ponderous and enormously heavy" ; Risky missions and empty targets ; "Carte blanche" ; Precious cargo ; Rumsfeld falls for JSOC ; Bin Laden slips away ; "Patton's three principles of war" -- Building the machine. Invasion ; The deck of cards ; Building a network ; "JSOC on steroids" ; Snake eyes ; Killing Zarqawi ; A new campaign against an old enemy -- A global campaign. Close target reconnaissance in Syria ; Back to Mogadishu ; Victory in Mosul? ; Rangers step up in Afghanistan ; Hit and miss in Pakistan ; A reckoning in Abbottabad ; Successes, and a failure ; Extortion ; Old enemies, new challenges.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Sean Runnette.