title: Shadow Warriors (Study in Command)
author: Tom Clancy
description: <i>Shadow Warriors</i> is the third of Tom Clancy's commander books, and this time around Clancy teams up with General Carl Stiner, retired, to recount the recent history of U.S. Special Forces. Clancy notes that while Special Forces played important roles in World War II and Vietnam, the U.S. military has always been uncomfortable with "elites" and their unconventional methods and thus tended to view them primarily as a "sideshow." However, in 1980 when 53 Americans became hostages in Tehran, it became painfully clear that the conventional military tactics of the day, aimed at countering the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, simply could not deal with this new kind of threat. Most of the book revolves around Stiner's military career: its beginning in the late '50s, his tour in Vietnam as a Green Beret, various assignments in the Middle East, and his final stint as commander of SOCOM (U.S. Special Operations Command). Particularly interesting are Stiner's firsthand accounts of the <i>Achille Lauro</i> hostage rescue, the invasion of Panama, and operations in Desert Storm. Clancy fills in and adds context to Stiner's career and to the Special Forces themselves, including short stories of the Jedburgh teams in World War II and the formation of the Green Berets in the early '60s. Though at times disjointed, the result is a fascinating and timely glimpse into the evolution of U.S. Special Forces. <i>--Harry C. Edwards</i>
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  ## **SHADOW OPS: CONTROL POINT**
  
  
  
  
  
  “ _Shadow Ops: Control Point_ is _Black Hawk Down_ meets _The X-Men_. Fast-
  paced and thrilling from start to finish, _Control Point_ is military fantasy
  like you’ve never seen it before. Cole’s wartime experience really shows in
  the gritty reality of army life and in the exploration of patriotism as the
  protagonist wrestles with the line between the law and what he sees as right.”
  
  
  
  
  
  —Peter V. Brett, international bestselling author of _The Desert Spear_
  
  
  
  
  
  “Cross _The Forever War_ with _Witch World_ , add in the real-world modern
  military of _Black Hawk Down_ , and you get _Shadow Ops: Control Point_ , the
  mile-a-minute story of someone trying to find purpose in a war he never asked
  for.”
  
  
  
  
  
  —Jack Campbell, _New York Times_ bestselling author of The Lost Fleet series
  
  
  
  
  
  “Myke Cole takes you downrange where the bullets fly and the magic burn