The U.S. Marines Special Operations Regiment: The Missions

by Craig Sodaro

Overview

When missions call for an elite team trained for quick, secret operations, they call in the Marines Special Operations Regiment. Training foreign soldiers, destroying weapons, or gathering enemy information, the men of MARSOC are ready to do whatever it takes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429686587
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Series:	American Special Ops Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	810L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

In addition to his published children’s books, Craig Sodaro has more than two hundred published plays. They are presented all over the world. Craig and his wife Sue have lived all over the American West. They spent many years in Wyoming, where Craig taught middle school. They also enjoyed many very snowy winters in the Colorado mountains. Now they live in Phoenix. Craig and Sue have four grown daughters. Their only pets are the lizards that live in their backyard. Craig loves to travel and one day soon hopes to sail across the Atlantic on an ocean liner.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Fierce Fighters 4

Chapter 1 Trained and Ready 6

Chapter 2 A Long History 16

Chapter 3 What It Takes 24

Chapter 4 Gear, Weapons, and Vehicles 28

Chapter 5 The Missions 36

Glossary 46

Read More 47

Internet Sites 47

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4–6—These titles are among the best of their type to come along in some time. The authors have done well in their use of proper terms without dumbing down the content. Readers should be able to gain a thorough understanding of special-operations units and the training required to become a member of one. With all of the technical jargon, it is sometimes jarring when the text uses simple vocabulary, such as "…they made a plan…." Each page is loaded with photos of training, equipment, and weapons; various fonts; fact boxes in assorted colors; and maps. Unfamiliar terms are printed in red and defined in a box at the bottom of the page and in a glossary. Measurements are given in both standard and metric. Just like the few individuals who try to become a member of a special-operations unit and succeed, this series passes the tests.—Eldon Younce, Anthony Public Library, KS

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