241 Index Ackerman Group, 197–98 Adams, Alvin P., Jr., 208 Agent Orange, 209, 219, 229–32 Alaqua River (FL), 193–94, 218–19 Alexander, Billye, 98, 236n1 (ch. 8) Alvarado, Juan Velasco, 175 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 232 American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), 202 Ankara (Turkey), 163 Antony, Billy, 4, 5, 8, 84–85, 93, 94 ArmaLite, Inc., 117 Armée Nationale Laotienne (ALN), 61, 64, 68 arms trade, illegal, 167–71, 172, 173 Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), 81 Army Training Area (Otterburn, England), 52–53 assassinations, 189 Babb, Jerry, 77 Bad Tölz (West Germany), 41–42, 76–77 Ballinger, Orville, 66, 234n5 Bani-Sadr, Abol Hassan, 141, 142 Bank, Aaron, 233n1 (ch. 3) Ban Pha (Laos), 66 Barnett, “Pappy,” 70 BDA missions, 105 Beckwith, Charlie A., 135, 146 book written by, 164, 237n1 (ch. 10) as Delta Force commander, 134, 136, 143 Iran hostage rescue attempt and, 143, 147, 151, 159, 237n2 (ch. 11) Belaunde, Fernando, 173–76 Berlett, Theodore (“Ted”), 63, 234n2 (ch. 5) “Biggles” (British pilot), 57–58 Blackburn, Donald, 63, 83, 108–9, 112 Blume, Herman, 73 “Bob” (U.S. intelligence agent), 150–51 Bolivia, 73 Booth, Fanny (grandmother), 13 Booth, John W. (grandfather), 13, 14, 16, 17–18 bootlegging, 12–13, 14, 15 Borek, Jan, 4 Bosch, Juan, 73 Bradshaw (first sergeant), 27, 28 Brazil, 80 Bright Light missions, 92–95, 109 British Special Air Service (SAS) combat survival course of, 51–52 Names of military units are alphabetized as spelled rather than by numerical order. For example, 77th Special Forces Group appears before 6th Special Forces Group. 242 Index British Special Air Service (cont.) Delta Force liaisons with, 136 former officers of, as security consultants, 178, 192 free fall parachuting in, 57–58 hearts and minds missions of, 59 Hereford base, 46–47, 53–54 history of, 45 Meadows in exchange program with, 46–47, 49–50, 53–59 Meadows’s impact on, 59, 169 Meadows’s research on, 45 night vision equipment used by, 236n2 (ch. 9) overseas exercises of, 54–56 rugby team of, 58–59 selection course of, 47–49, 51 silent patrolling skills in, 50, 51 Sydnor in exchange program with, 45–46, 49 Britton, Warner, 112, 118 Bullock, Len, 51 Bundesgrenzschutz Gruppe 9 (Germany), 136 Burruss, Bucky, 146 Bush, George H. W., 206 Cambodia, 81 Camp Lee (VA), 23, 25 Canada, 142 Candy, Joe, 37, 38 Cann, John, 50–51, 149 Carter, Jimmy, 141–42, 143 Castanza (Dominican Republic), 73 Castro, Fidel, 69, 235n2 (ch. 6) Chapman, Freddy Spencer, 67, 234–35n6 Chile, 73 China, 31, 32–33, 39 Clinton, Bill, 215–16 coal mining, 11, 12, 14–16 Code Name: Copperhead (Garner), 42 Colombia, 73, 172, 205 Colón (Panama), 73, 74–75 combat survival techniques, 51–52 Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides, 230–32 Contreras, Jorge, 195, 238n3 Control Risks (British security consultancy), 177–78 Cooke, Chuck, 63 Cooper, Jimmy, 63 Cooper, Johnny, 56, 234n2 (ch. 4) Costa Rica, 73 counterterrorist operations, 135–36 Covey Riders, 98–99, 236n2 (ch. 8) Craig, Charlie, 26 Crestview (FL), 131, 132–33, 134, 164, 175, 187, 192–93, 207–8, 218–19 Crooke, Ian, 192 Cuba, 69, 71 Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), 69, 235n2 (ch. 6) Delta Force creation of, 133–34 hostage rescue exercises in, 137–39 Iran hostage rescue mission of, 143, 144–45, 157–59 Meadows as principal training advisor for, 134–35, 136–39, 170 Meadows contract with ends, 164 military advisors from, 170 selection course of, 136–37 Delta Force (Beckwith), 164, 237n1 (ch. 10) Demilitarized Zone (DMZ; Korea), 35 [54.81.33.119] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 10:23 GMT) Index 243 demolition techniques, 51 Denton, Ed, 38–39 Desert One (Iran hostage rescue mission site), 144–45, 158–59, 160 Desert Two (Iran hostage rescue mission site), 145, 146, 150, 153, 155, 158–59 Dewey Canyon operation (Vietnam), 99–104 Dhofar Rebellion (Oman; 1962– 1975), 45, 55–56 dioxin, 229, 232 Dominican Republic, 73 “domino” theory, 81 Dong, Pham Van, 3, 4, 5 Donohue, Marty, 112, 118 Donovan, “Wild Bill,” 39 Downing, Wayne, 215, 235n6 (ch. 6) drug cartels, 167, 205 “dry hole” situations, 86 Dutton, Colonel, 125 Eastwood, Cliff, 57, 58 Ecuador, 203, 207–8 Eglin Air Force Base (FL), 111, 112–13, 115, 131–32 8th Special Forces Group, 69, 71, 73–74, 75, 172 HALO Team, 78–79 82nd Airborne...