Night Fighter

An Insider's Story of Special Ops from Korea to SEAL Team 6

De: William H. Hamilton Jr., Charles W. Sasser

Narrado por: Bill Thatcher

For fans of American Sniper, the stirring account of a life of service by the “father of the US Navy SEALs”

One month after the Bay of Pigs fiasco, when President John F. Kennedy pressed Congress about America’s “urgent national needs”, he named expanding US special operations forces along with putting a man on the moon. Captain William Hamilton was the officer tasked with creating the finest unconventional warriors ever seen. Merging his own experience commanding Navy Underwater Demolition Teams with expertise from Army Special Forces and the CIA, and working with his subordinate, Roy Boehm, he cast the mold for sea-, air-, and land-dispatched night fighters capable of successfully completing any mission anywhere in the world. Initially, they were used as a counter to the potential devastation of nuclear war, and later for counterterrorism and hostage rescue. His vision led to the formation of the celebrated SEAL Team 6. In this stirring, action-filled book, Hamilton tells his story for the first time.

Night Fighter is a trove of true adventure from the history of the late 20th century, which Hamilton lived, from fighter pilot in the Korean War to operative for the CIA in Vietnam, Africa, Latin America, and Europe, from the Pentagon to Foggy Bottom, and from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Reagan White House’s Star Wars. Like American Sniper, here is the record of a life devoted to patriotic service.

©2016 by William H. Hamilton Jr. and Charles W. Sasser (P)2019 by Blackstone Publishing

Evan's Review

Great book. If you are interested in Miltary History and also want to know how our Special Operational Forces evolved into the the best in the World you need to read Captian Hamilton's book. The man that was there in the very beginning.

OK story

Someone should have proofread this story. An ok story with a ton of details, but could have been better.