Dalton Fury is a renowned American author, best known for his military thriller novels and non-fiction works. Fury spent over twenty years serving in the military, with fifteen of those years in the Special Forces. He was a part of many military operations, with a focus on stopping terrorist activities in regions near Afghanistan and Pakistan. Fury's time in the military included serving as the Ground Force Commander during the Battle of Tora Bora, where he and his forces attempted to capture Osama Bin Laden.
Fury's time in the military was marked by his service as an enlisted soldier and instructor in the elite Army Rangers, before becoming an officer and joining the U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta, also known as "Delta Force." After retiring from the military, Fury began writing under the pen name "Dalton Fury," exposing the American public to the exploits of the military's most secretive units. His first book, "Kill Bin Laden," was published in 2008 and detailed his participation in the unsuccessful 2001 mission to capture Bin Laden in the Tora Bora mountains of Afghanistan.
In addition to his work as an author, Fury has also served as an advisor on the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. He has written a series of other books, including fictionalized accounts of special forces operations. Fury's work as an author has made him one of the first in a long series of shadowy warriors who have traded their rifles for pens, sharing details of the government's most classified missions with the public. This has created tension between those who are willing to tell their stories and those who choose to uphold their pledge to secrecy. Fury's decision to write about his experiences, without seeking approval through established channels at the Department of Defense, has been a source of criticism for some. However, others see his work as a way to bring pride to the American people and let them be proud of the small element of Americans who fight in seemingly never-ending wars.