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The quiet professional : Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army special forces

Summary: Major Richard J. "Dick" Meadows is renowned in military circles as a key figure in the development of the U.S. Army Special Operations. A highly decorated war veteran of the engagements in Korea and Vietnam, Meadows was instrumental in the founding of the U.S. Delta Force and hostage rescue force. Although he officially retired in 1977, Meadows could never leave the army behind, and he went undercover in the clandestine operations to free American hostages from Iran in 1980. The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces is the only biography of this exemplary.

Record details

ISBN: 9780813133997
ISBN: 0813133998
ISBN: 9781283168601
ISBN: 9780813140339
ISBN: 9780813134000
ISBN: 128316860X
ISBN: 0813140331
ISBN: 0813134005
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 253 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, �2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:september.21
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Front cover; Copyright; Epigraphs; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Prologue; 1. The Early Years; 2. The Young Soldier and Koria; 3. Special Forces; 4. A Lighthearted Interlude with the Brits; 5. Laos and the Learning Curve; 6. Panama and the Fun Years; 7. Vietnam and RT Ohio; 8. Vietnam Through an Officer's Eyes; 9. They'll Know We Cared; Photo insert; 10. The Rangers, Mr. Meadows, and Delta Force; 11. "Agent" Meadows in Tehran; 12. Footloose; 13. Entrepreneur in Peru; 14. The Golden Days in Peru; 15. The Bubble Bursts in Peru; 16. A Special Forces Marriage; 17. The Last Patrol; Epilogue.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.