SMITH Michael

Killer elite : the inside story of America's most secret special operations team / Michael Smith - London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 2006 - 334 pages: illustrations(some color); 24 cm.

Describes the origins and many subsequent incarnations of one of America's most secretive special forces units. Originally called Intelligence Support Activity, a title often shortened to The Activity, this group has been involved in deniable operations around the world from South America to Afghanistan, Somalia to the Balkans, and most recently in Iraq.

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UNITED STATES--SPECIAL FORCES