No Easy Day
The Firsthand Account ofthe Mission
That Killed Osama BinLaden
Mark Owen& Kevin Maure
BookDescription
Publication Date:September 4, 2012
For the first timeanywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution ofthe Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terroristmastermind and witnessed his final moments.
From the streets ofIraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean,and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor ofOsama Bin Laden’s compound, operator Mark Owen of the U.S. NavalSpecial Warfare Development Group--commonly known as SEAL TeamSix-- has been a part of some of the most memorable specialoperations in history, as well as countless missions that nevermade headlines.
No Easy Day putsreaders alongside Owen and the other handpicked members of thetwenty-four-man team as they train for the biggest mission of theirlives. The blow-by-blow narrative of the assault, beginning withthe helicopter crash that could have ended Owen’s life straightthrough to the radio call confirming Bin Laden’s death, is anessential piece of modern history.
In No Easy Day, Owenalso takes readers onto the field of battle in America’s ongoingWar on Terror and details the selection and training process forone of the most elite units in the military. Owen’s story draws onhis youth in Alaska and describes the SEALs’ quest to challengethemselves at the highest levels of physical and mental endurance.With boots-on-the-ground detail, Owen describes numerous previouslyunreported missions that illustrate the life and work of a SEAL andthe evolution of the team after the events of September 11. Intelling the true story of the SEALs whose talents, skills,experiences, and exceptional sacrifices led to one of the greatestvictories in the War on Terror, Mark Owen honors the men who riskeverything for our country, and he leaves readers with a deepunderstanding of the warriors who keep America safe.
Edited:SXY
OnSep5, 2012