Book description
Major Richard J. "Dick" Meadows is renowned in military
circles as a key figure in the development of the U. S. Army Special
Operations. A highly decorated war veteran of the engagements in Korea
and Vietnam, Meadows was instrumental in the founding of the U. S.
Delta Force and hostage rescue force. Although he officially retired
in 1977, Meadows could never leave the army behind, and he went
undercover in the clandestine operations to free American hostages
from Iran in 1980.
The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U. S. Army
Special Forces is the only biography of this exemplary soldier's life.
Military historian Alan Hoe offers unique insight into Meadows, having
served alongside him in 1960. The Quiet Professional is an insider's
account that gives a human face to U. S. military strategy during the
cold war. Major Meadows often claimed that he never achieved anything
significant; The Quiet Professional proves otherwise, showcasing one
of the great military minds of twentieth-century America.
""Alan Hoe has written another very good book about an
unforgettable man and SF soldier who our founder would have approved
of and liked. He presents the reader with a rounded portrait of an
exceptional officer who found his true metier in service with SF in
testing times, a modest man of honour who was contect to be 'The Quiet
Professional'... His book uncovers the very essence of Dick Meadows,
for he is writing with clarity about a close friend, never an easy
task for a biographer." -- Mars & Minerva" --
Major Alan Hoe (ret.) served in the British Army Special Forces
and is the author of several books, including Terrorism: Threat and
Response and David Stirling: The Authorized Biography of the Creator
of the SAS. He lives in the United Kingdom.
