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The Operator
The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior | Robert O'Neill
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'A riveting, unvarnished and wholly unforgettable portrait of America's most storied commandos at war.' - Joby Warrick, author of Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction A stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping account of SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring 400-mission career. O'Neill describes his idyllic childhood in Butte, Montana; his impulsive decision to join the SEALs; the arduous evaluation and training process; and the even tougher gauntlet he had to run to join the SEALs' most elite unit. The Operatordescribes the nonstop action of O'Neill's deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, evoking the black humor of years-long combat, and reveals firsthand details of the most discussed anti-terrorist operation in military history.
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JenReadsAlot
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So good on #audio. Read by O'Neill. #TIL the amount of training to be a Navy SEAL is insane!
My last book for #nfnov @Clwojick @rsteve388

Clwojick 9pt 4y
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Jwal49
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Like most Spec Ops guys, hugely entertaining to read. Interesting reflections and some great insights into combat. Great narrative of the mission to take down bin Laden.

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I highly recommend this book. It is more a bio of one mans career as a Navy SEAL. Through all its stages. A career that just happened to include the killing of Osama Bin Laden. What impresses me most is his humility. Absent is the self-righteous patriotism that is so prevalent today. Just the man telling his story and a look into the real world of the Navy SEALs. And many events that have made the news since 9/11.