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Cold Zero Inside the FBI Hostage Rescue TeamThe following report compares books using the SERCount Rating (base on the result count from the search engine). |
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We follow his story from the unbelievable moment he is told that he's been accepted into the FBI and then into the elite Hostage Rescue Team (HRT). It's in this unit that he was involved in some of the FBI's most well known hostage situations and has been awarded the FBI's Medal of Bravery. Whitcomb's account reads like any best-selling thriller, the only difference being that this is real life. You can track the author's fast learning curve that takes him very rapidly from a raw recruit to a seasoned veteran. But it's not only the action that the author saw that really makes a mark. The amount of training that this unit goes through is truly phenomenal, and gives you an amazing insight into just how dedicated these men must truly be.
We get a unique inside view on events surrounding such high profile and high-pressure situations as Ruby Ridge and Waco and even the atrocities he witnessed towards the end of the Kosovo conflict. This gives us a fascinating insider's view of what goes on inside the FBI as well as the toll, both emotional and physical, that it takes on the agents. A brilliant and fascinating read for anyone interested in true crime, action stories and the workings of the FBI.