Special Forces are highly revered and the soldiers themselves that are in these elite units have gone through a tough selection and training regime to make it onto the front line. Be it a Delta Force Operative, Navy SEAL, SAS Trooper or any other Special Forces operator. Today, close collaboration is the key to many missions - even if the rivalry, to be the best, first to complete an objective or be the ones to take on a high profile target such as Osama bin Laden drives some operations. The stories in this book are chosen to show not only the success, but also the failure and lessons learnt...

As I neared Sinuiju at 35,000 feet, I could see the snow-covered Manchuria to my right. I pulled the stick back and pushed the throttle fully forward, my Sabre gained some height, before I pushed the stick hard over to perform a quick roll to the left, followed by a gut wrenching loop, over the MiG-15, desperately trying to escape my attack, but I had him in my sights. Thanks in large measure to its adjustable horizontal stabilizer, the F-86 flight controls were vastly superior to those on the MiG-15, usually giving us the edge in dogfights. I hit the fire button on the short, stubby stick...

I volunteered to sneak up and throw a grenade into the bomb crater containing four Red Army soldier's as the rest of the company gave me some covering fire. At about five metres away, I threw in the grenade and it exploded. You can imagine the mess. The lone surviving Red Amy soldier stood up with blood pouring from his mouth, nose and ears. He stood there with rifle in hand - before I had time to shoot - he fired at me and I was hit in the shoulder. The force of the round knocked me off my feet and I hit my head on some rubble as I fell backwards. I heard the sound of more gunfire as the...

Over preparation is a gift in an ideal world, although operationally that is not always the case. Intelligence can change by the minute; a firefight can change in seconds. All these are things that Delta operators train and prepare for, even if improvisation is all that you have left in a tactical situation. Something Delta has quickly become adept at since its inception. Post 9/11 JSOCs (Joint Special Operations Command) budget, capabilities and the collection of units has risen exponentially. Delta, along with other Special Forces have found themselves in almost constant demand since 9/11....

Delta Force has been fighting hard against Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq along with other special forces since 2014. Using real operations that Delta Operators have undertaken in Syria and Iraq between 2015 and 2016. A gripping picture is built using first hand accounts of a war against fanatics. Fighting a war against a highly funded and highly motivated terror organisation. Who see death as an honor and the pathway to become a martyr. Key operations undertaken by Delta in both Iraq and Syria are covered with one operator paying the ultimate price. This is a war where elite...