Get a look inside the secretive world of U.S. Special Ops
Angry Planet
Matthew Gault
4.2 • 898 Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2015
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
America’s Special Operations Forces have become instrumental in the war against radical Islam. But few in America know their story or how they operate. Sean Naylor wants to change that. His new book, Relentless Strike: The Secret History of American Special Operations Command, gives readers a window into this secretive world. Naylor talks to us on this week’s War College
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| 0:55.0 | Experiences like this that led General Pete Scuemaker |
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| 1:06.0 | that if it was taken out to race, from rescuing hostages to capturing bad guys. |
| 1:26.0 | Delta Force and Seal Team 6 are part of it, but not the whole story. |
| 1:30.3 | This week on War College, we get an inside view of the secretive organization. |
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| 1:58.0 | Today we're talking with veteran war reporter Sean Naylor. |
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