Defense reporter sean naylor traces the history of the joint special operations command jsoc, responsible for operations including the raid on osama bin laden in pakistan, in a new book. This article has been adapted from sean naylors forthcoming book, relentless strike. An exclusive interview with sean naylor, counterterrorism reporter for foreign policy and author of relentless strike, regarding jsoc s capabilities. Naylor is the national security correspondent for yahoo news. Naylor delivers an unquestionably comprehensive history. From 1990 to 20 he was a reporter for the army times. Six littleknown stories about secretive joint special operations. The secret history of joint special operations command by sean naylor. I have recently finished the book relentless strike by sean naylor.
Relentless strike reveals tensiondrenched meetings in war rooms from the pentagon to iraq and special operations battles from the cabin of an mh60 black hawk to the drivers seat of delta forces pinzgauer vehicles as they approach their targets. According to naylor, jsoc and its soldiers are the leaders in americas war. As one nameless official describes jsoc, it was so, so top secret that it was extremely difficult to do our job. Relentless strike tells the inside story of joint special operations command. Sep 09, 2015 naylors book is very good, but ive got some issues with the people who blabbed sean naylors relentless strike is a superb piece of writing that will be at the top of every bad guys. In january 2002, the 101st airborne division air assault took a couple dozen journalists, including naylor, into afghanistan with task force rakkasan. The book is extraordinary and is probably better and more detailed than that which would be produced by the several command historians. The prose is written in emotionless armyspeak, and many of naylors sources spoke, as can be expected in such a book, on condition of anonymity. He is interviewed by dana priest, washington post investigative reporter. He is also the intelligence and counterterrorism reporter for foreign policy magazine. Relentless strike, written by veteran journalist sean naylor, was.
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Sep 01, 2015 sean naylor is the author of relentless strike. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sep 18, 2015 but veteran war reporter sean naylor wants to change that. It tells the story of jsoc, often as told by those who lived it, so naylor used their language. Sep 01, 2015 authored by veteran military journalist sean naylor, relentless strike, which was released tuesday, traces the history of jsoc from its establishment in 1980 as an elite counterterrorism.
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In 1995, naylor cowrote his first book, clash of chariots. Naylors book is very good, but ive got some issues with the people. Sean naylor is the intelligence and counterterrorism reporter for foreign policy magazine. The secret history of joint special operations command, speaks at. From 1990 to 20, he was a reporter for the army times. Sean naylor delivers military history like fiction, despite his writing representing thousands of background interviews. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The secret history of joint special operations command was published. Naylors book is very good, but ive got some issues with the. The secret history of joint special operations command in new york journal of books. Sean naylors relentless strike is a superb piece of writing that will be. This book was a comprehensive documentation of jsocs most notable missions and a good study of asymmetrical warfare.
An awardwinning defense journalist, he is the only reporter who focused on u. Naylor provides a stepbystep, missionbymission, behindthescenes account as special operations units under jsoc s umbrella, such as delta force and seal team 6, along with its use of drone aircraft to monitor and attack terrorist targets, became better known than jsoc itself. Naylors book is very good, but ive got some issues with. Relentless strike tells the inside story of joint special operations command, the secret military organization that during the past decade has revolutionized counterterrorism, seamlessly fusing intelligence and operational skills to conduct missions that hit the headlines, and those that have remained in the shadowsuntil now. The secret history of joint special operations command audiobook by sean naylor. He previously covered intelligence and counterterrorism for foreign policy and spent more than 20 years at army times.
Dec 16, 2015 naylor says that he was able to fill in the key blanks without consulting the former and current members of jsoc he relied on as confidential sources, and the washington post was able to do the. Relentless strike hardcover the secret history of joint special operations command. The secret history of joint special operations command by sean naylor at indigo. The untold story of operation anaconda, published in 2005. The secret history of joint special operations command sean naylor. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. It is an exceptionally well written, lucid and comprehensive account as to the rise and supremacy of the joint special operations command jsoc on todays battlefields. Bestselling author sean naylor on journalism and war youtube. Believed to be the only journalist to have flown with jsoc s 160th special operations aviation regiment in both training and combat, author sean naylors sources in the special operations community are unparalleled in their breadth and depth. The secret history of the joint special operations command. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read relentless strike.
Aug 28, 2015 by far the most ambitious operation of jsoc s first decadeone that would foreshadow its future in the global war on terrorwas its lead role in the u. Believed to be the only journalist to have flown with jsocs 160th special operations. Awardwinning defense journalist sean naylor is the only reporter who focused on u. He writes forforeign policy and contributes to the new york times. He has reported on military operations from somalia to the balkans to afghanistan and iraq. Sean naylor is the author of the forthcoming relentless strike the secret history of joint special operations command, to be published by st. Authored by veteran military journalist sean naylor, relentless strike, which was released tuesday, traces the history of jsoc from its establishment in 1980 as an elite counterterrorism. Jul 09, 2015 an exclusive interview with sean naylor, counterterrorism reporter for foreign policy and author of relentless strike, regarding jsoc s capabilities. Such is the message delivered by military writer sean naylor in a mustread book about the overseer of this secret army, formally the joint special operations command jaysock, in militaryspeak. A new york times bestseller winner of the 2015 army historical foundation distinguished writing award for unit history. Since january 2015, he has been the intelligence and counterterrorism correspondent for foreign policy magazine. The most remarkable examination of this topic is sean naylors recent book on operation anaconda, an american effort in 2002 to trap and destroy a force of hundreds of al qaeda warriors in a valley in afghanistan. This may be the most comprehensive history of the highly secretive jsoc to have been published.
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