S.W.A.T.: Blue Knights in Black Armor

by Dan Marcou

Overview

This highly charged and entertaining novel will give the reader a sustained look inside the world of SWAT. SWAT operators are modern knights, who strive to be the best of the best and are called upon 24/7 to strap on their black armor and venture calmly into places others run screaming out of.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933272122
Publisher:	Thunder Bay Press Michigan
Publication date:	06/01/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dan Marcou "Lt. Dan" retired as a highly decorated police officer after 33 years of service. His awards include Police Officer of the Year and The Association of SWAT Personnel SWAT Officer of the year. He has applied most of what he teaches with success on the street. He has been a police trainer for 31 years. He has taught locally, regionally, nationally and internationally to law enforcement officers and his highly regarded by all in attendance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     vii
Prologue     1
"My Friends Call Me Stumpy"     7
No Prisoners     20
"Do You Do Shirts?"     38
"We Did It!"     49
Madison Brown     54
"I'll Be OK, But I'm Shot"     61
Dark Dreams     69
"Hey, You People, Get Back Over There!"     73
Debrief. Hindsight Is 20-20     86
Perspective     93
Gun!     106
"They're Cute When They're Little"     111
Man's Gift to Himself: Honor     119
"Cease Fire!"     127
Rush To Judgment     139
La Crosse. God's Country     147
The Press Conference     160
Drive Through Service     168
"Phu Bai in July"     174
"Thank God, It's Da Po-leese"     182
Armed and Dangerous     188
"He's a Hard Nut To Crack"     194
"He's Shooting People!"     207
The Ice Man Cometh     217
"Damn, 9 Iron Instead of a 9 mm"     227
"Fuckin'McCarthy"     235
The Barking Dog     243
Dawn     256
Marine     260
Epilogue: Blue Knight in Black Armor     271