Masters of Chaos: the Secret History of the Special Forces

A journalist with unique access tells the gripping, never-before-told, inside story of America's elite troops in action--from the nadir of their reputation after Vietnam to their preeminence today as the frontline against terrorism around the world.;Cast of Characters; PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 Leaving Home; Chapter 2 Earning The Green Beret; Chapter 3 Just Cause; Chapter 4 Desert Storm; Chapter 5 Somalia; Chapter 6 Conus; Chapter 7 The Balkans; Chapter 8 Afghanistan; Chapter 9 Western Iraq; Chapter 10 Southern Iraq; Chapter 11 Central Iraq; Chapter 12 Nasiriya; Chapter 13 Viking Hummer (And The Ugly Baby); Chapter 14 The Green Line; Chapter 15 Coming Home; Chapter 16 The Future of the Special Forces; Acknowledgments; Index.