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American commander : serving a country worth fighting for and training the brave soldiers who lead the way
Title:
American commander : serving a country worth fighting for and training the brave soldiers who lead the way
ISBN:
9780718077877
Physical Description:
xlii, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Al-Sadr's bookkeeper -- Fallujah: a warehouse of death -- Abu Ghraib -- Small-town America -- Early teamwork -- Go Ducks -- The energy play -- So you want to be a frogman -- Drop and give me 50 -- The teams -- The love of my life -- Into the fire -- Good luck, Lieutenant -- Lola's big storm -- The last of the pirate raids -- Threat--No threat (life or death) -- Tactical and strategic failures.
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Summary:
"In recent years, the world has learned just what is required to bravely serve America through the navy's most elite SEAL Team. Now, for the first time, we hear from their commander. For more than half a decade, Ryan Zinke was a commander at the most elite SEAL unit. A 23-year veteran of the US Navy SEALs, Zinke is a decorated officer and earned two Bronze Stars as the acting commander of Joint Special Forces in Iraq. Zinke trained and commanded many of the men who would one day run the covert operations to hunt down Osama bin Laden and save Captain Phillips (Maersk Alabama). He also served as mentor to now famous SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) and Chris Kyle (American Sniper),"--Amazon.com.
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