Cold Zero: Inside the FBI Hostage Rescue Team
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316601039 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A compelling and erudite autobiography jamescroak This is a rousing good tale of a private school teacher of Elizabethan literature who, improbably, sets out to become a front line sniper for the Hostage Rescue Team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In this autobiography, Chris Whitcomb looms large in crime literature because of his evolved writing ability, but truly this book exceeds its intended story, it is a journey of a man to patriotism, and then cynicism, and then back again, a trip many of us are presently making.Our journey with this author begins at the Quantico Virginia FBI Academy wh. Good read, but an FBI rah-rah Engrossing, especially if you like "tactical" literature and detail from behind the scenes. Surprisingly literate writing for a black-helicopter kind of guy. Caveat: Whitcomb is an unabashed cheerleader for the FBI, so some of his opinions should be taken with a small grain of salt.. "A Surprisingly Good, Readable Book" according to A Customer. This is simply a very good, very interesting book. Whitcomb has an excellent writing style that comes across as very personable to the average Joe. Don't pass up the opportunity to read this one.
(Sept. From Publishers Weekly This close-up look at the FBI's most elite unit by a 15-year veteran including firsthand accounts of actions at Waco and Ruby Ridge is alternately funny, exciting and disturbing. This valuable book makes a compelling read for armchair G-men everywhere. Alongside sharp observations of the rituals and absurdities of federal law enforcement, he fiercely espouses an unreconstructed "thin blue line" philosophy whereby he perceives figures such as David Koresh and Randy Weaver simply as evil men and incompletely addresses civic disillusionment with the Bureau following Waco
Whitcomb is the first HRT member ever to write about his experience. With breathtaking immediacy, he describes the brutal training, the weapons and tactics, and the unbreakable camaraderie of the HRT. In short order, after joining HRT in 1991, Whitcomb was sent on missions to Ruby Ridge and Waco, and his frank assessment of those missions is must reading for anyone interested in modern law enforcement.