Zero Footprint: The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's Covert Assignments in Syria, Libya, And the World's Most Dangerous Places
Autor Simon Chase, Ralph Pezzulloen Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 apr 2017
A dramatic insider account of the world of private military contracting.
Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry and top-secret missions--this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many PMCs were once the world's top military operatives, and since retiring from outfits like US Navy SEAL TEAM Six and the UK's Special Boat Service, they have devoted their lives to executing sensitive and hazardous missions overseas.
Working at the request of U.S. and British government entities as well as for private clients, he takes on jobs that require "zero footprint," with no trace of their actions left behind.
Chase delivers first-hand accounts of tracking Bin Laden in Afghanistan and being one of the first responders after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. We see his teams defuse terrorist bombs, guard dignitaries, and protect convoys traveling through perilous territory--and then there are the really big jobs: top-secret "zero footprint" missions that include searching for High Value Targets and setting up arms shipping networks.
The missions inZero Footprintwill shock readers, but so will the personal dangers. Chase and the men he works with operate without government backup or air rescue. If they die serving their country--they remain anonymous. There are no military honors or benefits. Contractors like Simon Chase are the unsung heroes in the war against terrorism, a strong, but largely invisible force--until now.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316342254
ISBN-10: 0316342254
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Mulholland Books
ISBN-10: 0316342254
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Mulholland Books
Notă biografică
Simon
Chase
is
the
pen
name
of
a
former
member
of
the
elite
Royal
Marine
Commandos.
He
was
recruited
into
the
British
Special
Forces,
serving
in
the
Special
Boat
Squadron
(SBS).
While
there
he
carried
out
top
secret
missions
around
the
world
working
alongside
the
CIA
and
DEA.
More
recently,
he
has
worked
with
a
close-knit
team
of
U.S.
Special
Forces
operatives
to
provide
high-level
protection
and
intervention
services
for
individuals,
corporations
and
governments
all
over
the
globe.
Recenzii
"Zero
Footprintreveals
an
intimate
and
visceral
look
at
the
life
of
a
Private
Military
Contractor
(PMCs)
and
the
perilous
missions
that
the
author
and
others
were
so
often
assigned.
This
gripping
story
superbly
chronicles
the
life
of
Simon
Chase,
former
Royal
Marine
Commando
and
Special
Boat
Squadron
operator.
Chase's
incredible
story
will
leave
its
readers
with
a
true
appreciation
and
respect
for
the
training
and
missions
these
so
called
"shadowy
figures,"
the
"unsung
invisible
force"
simply
known
as
PMCs,
were
so
often
assigned."—Don
D.
Mann,
SEAL
Team
SIX
(ret.),
and
author
ofInside
SEAL
Team
SIX
"Zero Footprintis a gut-wrenching look into a necessary evil in the war on terror. It may offend your sensibilities, but sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. I sit in no judgment of these highly skilled warriors as I have seen the beast that they are up against."—Howard Wasdin, author of Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper
"From the mountains of Tora Bora to the mean streets of Baghdad and Benghazi, Simon Chase has fought in the shadow places of this earth and lived to tell the tale.Zero Footprintis his harrowing story, intense, frightening, and eventually heart-breaking. One of the best counter-terror memoirs I've ever read."—Chuck Pfarrer, SEAL Team Six Assault Element Commander, and author ofPhilip Nolan: The Man Without a Country
"Absorbing . . . Well-wrought and exciting . . . A well-developed look inside the life and work of an accomplished private military contractor."—Kirkus Reviews
"The life of a private security contractor is a life like no other. The careers of the operators described in the powerful and fascinatingZero Footprintcan only happen after they have graduated from a successful career inside a Special Forces of the top militaries in the world. They fill a special space that requires their unique skills. If arrested in one of their missions, there is no Geneva Convention, there are no diplomatic immunity protections, and their employer will most likely deny they know them. Simon Chase and Ralph Pezzullo have written an exciting account of a career reserved only for a few of the finest in the world. It's an excellent book!"—Joel Vargas, Assistant Director for Law Enforcement Operations & Head of Intelligence, International Association of Airport & Seaport Police (InterPort Police)
"As a twenty-four year veteran of the Green Berets and twelve years as a private military contractor, I can tell you thatZero Footprintis an accurate, exciting, no-holds-barred account of the often grey and very dangerous world of private military contracting. Simon Chase has fought on the front lines in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya, and lived to talk about it. His account of the secret mission he ran in Benghazi is chilling and sure to create headlines. I recommend this important book by Simon Chase and Ralph Pezzullo to anyone interested in how war is actually waged in today's world."—Retired US Special Forces Master Sergeant Changiz Lahidji
"Zero Footprintis a gut-wrenching look into a necessary evil in the war on terror. It may offend your sensibilities, but sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. I sit in no judgment of these highly skilled warriors as I have seen the beast that they are up against."—Howard Wasdin, author of Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper
"From the mountains of Tora Bora to the mean streets of Baghdad and Benghazi, Simon Chase has fought in the shadow places of this earth and lived to tell the tale.Zero Footprintis his harrowing story, intense, frightening, and eventually heart-breaking. One of the best counter-terror memoirs I've ever read."—Chuck Pfarrer, SEAL Team Six Assault Element Commander, and author ofPhilip Nolan: The Man Without a Country
"Absorbing . . . Well-wrought and exciting . . . A well-developed look inside the life and work of an accomplished private military contractor."—Kirkus Reviews
"The life of a private security contractor is a life like no other. The careers of the operators described in the powerful and fascinatingZero Footprintcan only happen after they have graduated from a successful career inside a Special Forces of the top militaries in the world. They fill a special space that requires their unique skills. If arrested in one of their missions, there is no Geneva Convention, there are no diplomatic immunity protections, and their employer will most likely deny they know them. Simon Chase and Ralph Pezzullo have written an exciting account of a career reserved only for a few of the finest in the world. It's an excellent book!"—Joel Vargas, Assistant Director for Law Enforcement Operations & Head of Intelligence, International Association of Airport & Seaport Police (InterPort Police)
"As a twenty-four year veteran of the Green Berets and twelve years as a private military contractor, I can tell you thatZero Footprintis an accurate, exciting, no-holds-barred account of the often grey and very dangerous world of private military contracting. Simon Chase has fought on the front lines in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya, and lived to talk about it. His account of the secret mission he ran in Benghazi is chilling and sure to create headlines. I recommend this important book by Simon Chase and Ralph Pezzullo to anyone interested in how war is actually waged in today's world."—Retired US Special Forces Master Sergeant Changiz Lahidji