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of land navigation courses, one of which required them to travel 18 miles (29 km) at night while carrying a 40-pound (18 kg) rucksack. With every successive challenge, the distance to cover and the weight of the rucksack are increased, while less time is allotted. The final challenge was a 40-mile (64 km) march with a 45-pound (20 kg) rucksack over rough terrain that had to be completed in an unknown amount of time; this was also colloquially known as "The Long Walk". Haney wrote that only the senior officer and NCO in charge of selection were allowed to see the set time limits, but all assessment and selection tasks and conditions were set by Delta training cadre.
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mentioned the high attrition rate of the Delta selection course. He said that out of his two classes of 120 applicants each, 12 to 14 completed the selection. Former Navy SEAL, DEVGRU and Delta operator Kevin
Holland stated that in his selection class 120 candidates started, 16 passed and 8 finished
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problems in mountainous terrain while carrying increasing weight. The purpose was to test candidates' endurance, stamina, willingness to endure, and mental resolve. The first training course lasted from April to
September 1978. Delta Force was certified as fully mission capable in fall 1979, right
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tightly controls information about Delta Force and usually refuses to comment publicly on the highly secretive unit and its activities, unless the unit is part of a major operation or a unit member has been killed. Delta operators are granted an enormous amount of flexibility and autonomy during
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providing training and medical care to indigenous resistance fighters, but
Beckwith recognized the need for "not only a force of teachers, but a force of doers". He envisioned highly adaptable and completely autonomous small teams with a broad array of special skills for
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GT score of 110 or higher to attend a briefing to be considered for admission. Candidates must be airborne qualified or volunteer for airborne training. Officer candidates need to be O-3 or O-4. All candidates must be eligible for a security clearance level of
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community, an operator is a Delta Force member who has completed selection and has finished OTC (Operator
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candidate mentally. The commander then approaches the candidate and informs him if he has been selected. Those who passed the screening process underwent an intense six-month
Operator Training Course (OTC), to learn
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and clear rooms of "enemy" targets – first one only, then two at a time, then three, and finally four. When all trainees can demonstrate the sufficient skill required, "hostages" are added to the mix.
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accidentally published a photo of Delta Force operators with unblurred faces and tattoos, drawing scrutiny. The White House later issued an apology for the incident.
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for combat operations in Afghanistan from 4 October 2001 to 15 March 2002 and Iraq from 19 March 2003 to 13 December 2003.
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A final test requires the students to apply and dynamically adapt all of the skills that they have learned.
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Kill Bin Laden : A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man
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military operations overseas. Relaxed grooming standards such as civilian hairstyles and
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Killer Elite : The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team]
1925:"Chris VanSant - Delta Force / Killing Off the "Deck of Cards" & Capturing Saddam"
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Delta Force bodyguards in civilian clothing providing close protection to General
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Never Surrender : A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom
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Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
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2273:"Sayeret Matkal: A Israel's Equivalent to the Delta Force – Spec Ops Magazine"
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Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion
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The Handbook of the SAS And Elite Forces. How The Professionals Fight And Win
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Most Delta Force operators and combat support members are selected from the
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1518:"JSOC's Secretive Delta Force Operators on the Ground for El Chapo Capture"
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Squadron around 2005/2006. Combat Support Squadron was activated in 2005. E
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Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
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Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
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This article is about the special operations force. For other uses, see
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871:(E-9). Each troop has four teams, each one led by a team leader, a
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and diplomatic protection developed by the Secret Service and DSS.
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Special operations units and formations of the United States Army
2358:"She Asked the Army to Investigate a Rape Trial. They Fired Her"
2209:"AUKUS security pact follows decades of special ops cooperation"
2027:"Assessing U.S. Special Operations Command's Missions and Roles"
1867:"1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta (1st SFOD-D)"
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Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division
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Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
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Killing Pablo : The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
1952:. Fort Carson, CO. 16 January 2003. p. 6. Archived from
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Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
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Military Incompetence: Why the American Military Doesn't Win
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personnel were used to teach this portion of the training):
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1977:. Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 10 February 2011. Archived from
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Students learn different espionage-related skills, such as
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Advanced demolition and bomb-making using common materials.
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Naylor further details Delta Force's structure in his book
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1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (Airborne)
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1487:"A Delta Force Marine earned the Navy Cross in Benghazi"
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1636:"5 key differences between Delta Force and SEAL Team 6"
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3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
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1428:"US-Iraqi rescue operation 'foils IS mass execution'"
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1101:(during the first OTCs and creation of Delta, the
60:worn by Delta operators, depicting the historical
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844:. An earlier forerunner of the unit was known as
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3294:2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3246:1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
4237:Military units and formations in North Carolina
4102:1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta
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3291:2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
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1161:In a 2010 article, Marc Ambinder reported that
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4247:United States Joint Special Operations Command
2154:"The CIA's Secret Army: The CIA's Secret Army"
1906:"Delta Force Selection For Officers is Insane"
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1246:List of operations conducted by Delta Force
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2978:(1st ed.). New York: Center Street.
2826:. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International.
2240:Atlamazoglou, Stavros (3 February 2020).
2207:Atlamazoglou, Stavros (19 October 2021).
2186:"The time Delta burned the barracks down"
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3801:Army Special Operations Aviation Command
3765:United States Special Operations Command
912:On 29 June 2006 during a session of the
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970:In an interview, former Delta operator
705:Naval Special Warfare Development Group
2972:Satterly, Tom; Jackson, Steve (2019).
2696:(1st ed.). New York: FaithWords.
2613:Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
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1404:"SAS joins Kashmir Hunt for bin Laden"
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2487:from the original on 22 October 2012
2478:U.S. Army Center of Military History
1272:Modelo Prison hostage rescue mission
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721:U.S. Army Special Operations Command
171:U.S. Army Special Operations Command
3696:3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
3297:1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
3210:108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
3055:Military.com article on Delta Force
2188:. wearethemighty.com. 1 August 2021
2152:Waller, Douglas (3 February 2003).
1772:"Delta Force: Missions and History"
1743:. Palm Springs, Cal. Archived from
1402:Smith, Michael (23 February 2002).
1113:were consulted and advised Delta):
727:(JSOC). Command of 1st SFOD-D is a
723:(USASOC), but is controlled by the
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3124:United States Army Reserve Command
2513:; Lamothe, Dan (30 October 2019).
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3175:1st Sustainment Command (Theater)
2876:National Geographic documentary:
2035:Federation of American Scientists
1882:, p. 73, 122, 201, 222, 476.
1869:. special-ops.org. 21 March 2013.
1616:from the original on 21 June 2022
1581:"The most secret of secret units"
1434:. 22 October 2015. Archived from
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3686:Joint Special Operations Command
3462:122nd Aviation Support Battalion
3200:406th Army Field Support Brigade
1733:Goolsby, Denise (14 July 2016).
1606:"Special Operations/Delta Force"
1516:Murphy, Jack (11 January 2016).
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907:Uniform Code of Military Justice
725:Joint Special Operations Command
709:Joint Special Operations Command
473:Joint Special Operations Command
167:Joint Special Operations Command
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3375:782nd Brigade Support Battalion
3306:407th Forward Support Battalion
3266:307th Brigade Support Battalion
1485:Harkins, Gina (29 April 2020).
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547:Army Special Operations Command
295:Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
3942:Naval Special Warfare Group 11
3349:82nd Brigade Support Battalion
2040:House Armed Services Committee
536:President of the United States
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4108:Intelligence Support Activity
4033:919th Special Operations Wing
4028:492nd Special Operations Wing
4023:353rd Special Operations Wing
4018:352nd Special Operations Wing
4013:193rd Special Operations Wing
4008:137th Special Operations Wing
3937:Naval Special Warfare Group 8
3932:Naval Special Warfare Group 4
3927:Naval Special Warfare Group 2
3922:Naval Special Warfare Group 1
3881:Marine Raider Training Center
3421:26th Field Artillery Regiment
3412:27th Field Artillery Regiment
2441:"The Special Forces Operator"
2356:Harp, Seth (4 January 2022).
2307:"Delta Force Gets a New Name"
1520:. SOFREP News. Archived from
1301:, 1st SFOD-D was awarded the
922:U.S. House of Representatives
855:). Each squadron is led by a
528:24th Special Tactics Squadron
512:Intelligence Support Activity
4003:27th Special Operations Wing
3998:24th Special Operations Wing
3947:Naval Special Warfare Center
3661:98th Civil Affairs Battalion
3658:97th Civil Affairs Battalion
3655:96th Civil Affairs Battalion
3652:91st Civil Affairs Battalion
3633:9th Psychological Operations
3630:8th Psychological Operations
3627:6th Psychological Operations
3624:5th Psychological Operations
3621:3rd Psychological Operations
3618:1st Psychological Operations
3522:18th Human Resources Company
3220:10th Press Camp Headquarters
3180:16th Military Police Brigade
2951:U.S. Counterterrorist Forces
2439:Briscoe, Charles H. (2018).
1943:"SFOD-D seeking new members"
1264:Joint Meritorious Unit Award
1143:Special Air Service Regiment
1111:United States Secret Service
809:Combat Development Directory
510:Delta Force, along with the
350:Joint Meritorious Unit Award
32:Delta Force (disambiguation)
3993:1st Special Operations Wing
3876:Marine Raider Support Group
3559:612th Quartermaster Company
3556:600th Quartermaster Company
3553:364th Quartermaster Company
3550:259th Quartermaster Company
3489:82nd Airborne Division Band
2068:Satterly & Jackson 2019
1971:"1st SFOD-Delta Recruiting"
1770:Smith, Stew (9 July 2021).
1681:Lewis, Jon E., ed. (1997).
1552:. Gaffney, South Carolina.
1333:List of Delta Force members
1266:. The unit was awarded the
1163:Army Compartmented Elements
1107:Diplomatic Security Service
980:Central Intelligence Agency
914:Committee on Armed Services
604:(Green Berets) officer and
270:NATO intervention in Bosnia
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3853:United States Marine Corps
3791:1st Special Forces Command
3676:JFK Special Warfare Center
3642:95th Civil Affairs Brigade
3516:11th Quartermaster Company
3195:Womack Army Medical Center
3028:(1st ed.). New York:
2763:(1st ed.). New York:
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2332:, p. Emplacement 859.
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1295:Operation Enduring Freedom
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1056:Tactical Operations Center
867:(O-4) and are assisted by
842:Aviation Technology Office
715:Organization and structure
346:Presidential Unit Citation
310:Operation Inherent Resolve
285:Operation Enduring Freedom
261:Operation Uphold Democracy
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3562:659th Maintenance Company
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2803:Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2471:"PERMANENT ORDERS 137-33"
2330:Ambinder & Grady 2012
2271:Sof, Eric (15 May 2013).
984:Special Activities Center
795:advanced force operations
465:Combat Applications Group
432:Distinctive Unit Insignia
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4074:Psychological Operations
4071:Combat Aviation Advisors
3895:Critical skills operator
3835:Psychological Operations
3531:125th Mail Movement Team
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3378:Special Troops Battalion
3352:Special Troops Battalion
3310:Special Troops Battalion
3269:Special Troops Battalion
3009:, DE: Motorbuch Verlag.
2580:; Knox, Donald (2000) .
1800:"The Desert One Debacle"
1758:Beckwith & Knox 2000
1721:Beckwith & Knox 2000
1709:Beckwith & Knox 2000
1665:Beckwith & Knox 2000
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1288:Operation Gothic Serpent
1278:in December 1989 during
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988:Special Operations Group
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555:U.S. Army Special Forces
481:special operations force
305:Operation Juniper Shield
254:Operation Gothic Serpent
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4067:Special Tactics Officer
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3539:264th Support Battalion
3434:Combat Aviation Brigade
3337:508th Infantry Regiment
3328:505th Infantry Regiment
3287:325th Infantry Regiment
3251:504th Infantry Regiment
3063:Special-ops.com article
3024:Smith, Michael (2007).
2558:. Hoboken, New Jersey:
2554:; Grady, D. B. (2012).
2345:. Gatha. 22 March 2021.
1299:Operation Iraqi Freedom
803:Combat Support Squadron
315:Operation Kayla Mueller
280:Global War on Terrorism
4057:Special Reconnaissance
3871:Marine Raider Regiment
3446:82nd Aviation Regiment
3230:82nd Airborne Division
3142:189th Infantry Brigade
2949:Pushies, Fred (2002).
2588:(Paperback ed.).
2162:. Time. Archived from
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1128:Culmination Exercise:
812:Selection and Training
626:unconventional warfare
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569:Delta Force's founder
526:(SEAL Team 6) and the
501:special reconnaissance
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417:Christopher T. Donahue
381:Charles Alvin Beckwith
249:Operation Restore Hope
78:; 46 years ago
4083:Special mission units
4062:Combat Rescue Officer
3519:21st Chemical Company
3458:17th Cavalry Regiment
3257:73rd Cavalry Regiment
3185:20th Engineer Brigade
2914:Naylor, Sean (2015).
2755:Fury, Dalton (2008).
2656:Bowden, Mark (2006).
2635:Bowden, Mark (2001).
2560:John Wiley & Sons
2082:"Delta Force Tryouts"
1975:Fort Campbell Courier
1260:Operation Urgent Fury
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1103:U.S. State Department
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920:testified before the
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217:Operation Urgent Fury
76:19 November 1977
4208:SOCOM 2013 Fact Book
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3796:75th Ranger Regiment
3541:(Combat Sustainment)
3425:206th Signal Company
3387:18th Field Artillery
3190:44th Medical Brigade
2924:St. Martin's Griffin
2459:on 17 December 2021.
1805:The Atlantic Monthly
1560:on 28 September 2013
1459:The Washington Times
1321:Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1310:75th Ranger Regiment
1280:Operation Just Cause
1189:2023 Israel incident
1099:Executive Protection
1091:counter-surveillance
965:counter-intelligence
877:Sergeant First Class
682:Operation Eagle Claw
620:Regiment during the
551:75th Ranger Regiment
540:Secretary of Defense
332:Operation Black Swan
322:2012 Benghazi attack
222:Operation Just Cause
212:Operation Eagle Claw
129:Special mission unit
4157:Operations Commands
4052:Combat Control Team
3570:192nd EOD Battalion
3525:82nd Signal Company
2957:, MN: MBI Pub. Co.
2791:Gabriel, Richard A.
2730:Robinson Publishing
2520:The Washington Post
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1894:, p. 199, 476.
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671:Iran hostage crisis
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606:Vietnam War veteran
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354:Valorous Unit Award
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3773:United States Army
3486:Company A (Signal)
3030:St. Martin's Press
2855:Inside Delta Force
2765:St. Martin's Press
2688:Boykin, William G.
2428:. 20 October 2023.
2389:. 20 October 2023.
1904:Hookstead, David.
1723:, p. 142-143.
1549:The Gaffney Ledger
1450:Scarborough, Rowan
1256:
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951:Inside Delta Force
857:Lieutenant Colonel
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2671:978-0-87113-925-2
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2578:Beckwith, Charlie
2569:978-1-118-34672-3
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