Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior | 
 enlarge | Author: Dick Couch
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 5951
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 0307339394
Dewey Decimal Number: 356.160973
EAN: 9780307339393
ASIN: 0307339394
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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Product Description
In combating terror, America can no longer depend on its conventional military superiority and the use of sophisticated technology. More than ever, we need men like those of the Army Special Forces–the legendary Green Berets.
In Chosen Soldier, Dick Couch draws on nearly a year spent at Special Forces training facilities and offers an unprecedented view of the education of these men.
Following the experiences of one class of soldiers as they endure this physically and mentally exhausting ordeal, Couch spells out in fascinating detail the demanding selection process and grueling field exercises, the high-level technical training and intensive language courses, and the simulated battle problems that test everything from how well SF candidates gather operational intelligence to their skills at negotiating with volatile, often hostile, local leaders. Chosen Soldier paints a vivid portrait of an elite group, and a process that forges America’s smartest, most versatile, and most valuable fighting force.
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 Best I have read! August 29, 2008
This is a really wonderful work. I believe it and experienced the ups and downs of every character. I know someone in the Special Forces and followed closely their selection experience. I learned much more from this book.
I paid particular attention to the officer selection process as this is one of the few places anything is mentioned about that selection process.
I look forward to seeing what Dick does next.
 A real roller coaster of a book, but not in a good way... July 25, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book certainly had some interesting points, but overall, even for a military buff like me, could get quite boring. It seemed to drone on, almost like reading an actual military handbook. In all honesty I haven't even completed the entire book, I've come close to the end to what I assume is going to be an interesting part, but I just can't quite force myself to read it yet
Superb June 20, 2008
Anyone who is remotely considering a career in SF needs to read this book. It really put it all in perspective
Great book for future SF May 31, 2008
Great book a must read if your looking into a future in SF or just interested in what they go through.
As close as you can get to being there May 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent, no b.s. account by Dick Couch, himself a SEAL and fmr CIA Operative who writes without any ego driven agenda. He has been given excellent access by the Army. This clearly isn't written from a warm, dry desk. He goes into the cold, heat, and rain to get it right. Starting before training, Couch follows (runs alongside) the Special Forces "training process", which is more accurately an art, not a science. With attention to ample personalities, Couch brings the reader close to the fire. You sense "the big picture", but Couch keeps you close to the guys who are sweating and bleeding to succeed. This isn't a book only for those with a military interest. In fact, it's probably a far more educational and IMPORTANT read for people who have absolutely no clue about Special Forces. These elite professionals are our Nations ambassadors in places many Americans can't even find on a map. Their objectives and how they fulfill their missions have potentially deep impact not merely on military affairs, but on US Foreign Policy itself.
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