To Be A Books

The training and character that make for success in one of the most challenging and mysterious jobs the military has to offer, clearly described and illustrated. ...

What it takes to be a paratrooper--from parachute training to operating as part of an airborne force--the tactics, the training, and the mental and physical attributes of these special forces....

Experience the transformation of raw recruits as Iowa farm boys and ghetto hardened L.A. gang bangers are molded into one of the U.S. Army's most effective fighting units....

To Be a US Navy Seal chronicles the 25-week training a Seal experiences....

The Green Berets' motto is "Liberate the Oppressed," and it takes extremely capable and highly trained individuals to carry out their operations in the world's most dangerous and unforgiving locales. They operate...

Comprised of smart, highly adaptable men and women, the Marine Corps serves as the aggressive tip of the U.S. military spear. Theirs is a smaller, more dynamic force than any other in...

For anyone with the will to become a U.S. naval aviator, the future begins now. Marine fighter pilot and combat veteran Jay Stout shows us just what it takes to be a...

The Secret Service was established after the Civil War by the Treasury Department, originally to protect American currency against counterfeiters. After the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901, Congress directed the...