Ben Marcus's books The Age of Wire and String and Notable American Women were considered "experimental" fiction because of his unconventional use of...
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eacosta, April 19, 2006 (view all comments by eacosta)
I have read this book a few times and I am continually amazed at the sheer courage of the man who helped pioneer this critical "hidden" unit of the U.S. military. From other writings about Beckwith one would think he was a man of horrid arrogance and a man of few friends, but reading his own account of Delta Forces' beginnings, he strikes me as a man of great humility. This would account for his success. I highly recommend it!
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