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The story told in this book is beyond anything you can imagine. This story is most certainly true.Upon reading this account of the most epic warriors in existence, you will walk away with an entirely new perspective on what these guys go through on behalf of the citizens of the United States of America.
God bless these guys who are willing to go all the way for us. The story told in this book is beyond anything you can imagine.
God bless these guys wh.more I have been reading a ton of military non-fiction lately, and this book outshines everything I have read so far. This story is most certainly true.Upon reading this account of the most epic warriors in existence, you will walk away with an entirely new perspective on what these guys go through on behalf of the citizens of the United States of America.
I have been reading a ton of military non-fiction lately, and this book outshines everything I have read so far. It is too amazing to even be manufactured.
It is too amazing to even be manufactured.
It's emotionally compelling and makes you feel like you are right there in the middle of the decision making and dealing with the results. Well written and powerful account of a heoric mission that went horribly wrong. One of the best books I've read in years.
The funny thing is that I'm not even a liberal, but it was even hard for me to take. In that respect, it truly is a heroic story. He's a British elite SAS member stuck behind enemy lines with four others in Iraq. You really root for the Navy SEAL's out there in the back lines of Afghanistan, but at the same time, you get distracted by the author's political view on liberals, politicians, and so forth. It is, but more than anything, it concentrates on the battle at hand, not the political battle at home. And these guys are brave, no doubt about it, but when you read a book that has an author that despises liberals as much as the Taliban, it's a bit hard to swallow.
Sound familiar. This book is a sort of double edged sword for me. I just wish he could have stuck to the story about how they fought to the death, Alamo style. Just the facts Ma'am, alright.By the way, a much better book on this subject is 'BravoTwoZero' by Andy McNab.
I must say I also have grown to respect some of the Afghans based on this tale. This story is both awe inspiring in the picture it gives us into the Navy Seals training and the picture it gives us of the great men serving this country. If you want to read a great story about love, faith and heart than this is for you. I first learned of this story after hearing Marcus talk as the guest speaker at a corporate event. Having been a veteran but having not gone through anything near his ordeal I could at least put it in context. If you are a liberal you will hate this book so don't even bother.
I could go on. He asked me to read it and let me me know what I thought. Finally, I agree with others who have stated that an editor might have helped. And how the loathsome "liberal media" somehow emerges as worse than the Taliban, indeed targeting them for blame for the events that unfolded. I found out after reading the book why he neglected to tell me more about it. I was struck by how the writer amplifies events for effect, i.e., he makes a perfunctory drive through Bahrain seem a scary, be on the lookout event, because of all those scary people there who don't like us. Upon completion of this book, I returned to my friend who asked my opinion.
Unfortunately, since the writer is the only one who can tell the crucial part of this story, you only have his voice to go by. After I responded he laughed and said he had felt the same way. Others have certainly noted this, but I have to add just how tiresome the "voice" of the writer is; how it sounds like someone who is talking to you at a bar, going on and on about their exploits. He read it based on the premise; an operation gone wrong and one man left to tell the tale. He revealed little of his opinion other than to share what the story was about. And how you have to trudge through hundreds of pages before you even get to the event that the book is about.
Having been to Bahrain on many occasions, walked unaccompanied, unarmed, through the streets at all hours, never feeling the least bit scared, I found this to be unbearable hyperbole. I certainly respect the heroics of all involved and there is a good story in here, but the person telling it comes off as so self aggrandizing and insufferable, that it ruins the whole affair. A friend loaned me this book to read. It is one poorly written book. This helped ruin the book for me since it happened in the beginning, I found myself suspicious of everything else that came after.
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