The controversial book no easy day, written by a nowouted navy seal, reveals the tools he took with him on the raid to get osama bin laden. Navy seal for an unauthorized book about the commando raid which killed osama bin laden, u. There are some that can shoot farther, but this is the most versatile of the bunch and can reach out and touch someone out past one thousand yards with a flat trajectory. Maurer, kevin and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Osama was unarmed by marcus baram file this undated image taken from video released by qatars aljazeera televison broadcast oct. According to the book, seals like bissonnette get a standard issue sig sauer p226 he also had an hk 45c, though he says the.
After dominating headlines for much of the past month, no easy day, the book written under a pseudonym by former navy seal mark bissonnette about the mission to kill osama bin laden, will be. Mark owen, author of no easy day and no hero, is a former member of the u. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden 2012 is a military memoir by a former member of the united states naval special warfare development group devgru who participated in the mission that resulted in the death of osama bin laden. In no easy day, his book about the raid that killed osama bin laden, former seal matt bissonnette talks about what it takes just to get ready for a combat deployment. The blowbyblow narrative of the assault, beginning with the helicopter crash that could have ended owens life straight through to the radio call confirming bin ladens death, is an essential piece of modern history. Owen was already a seal at the time of the 911 attacks. There is no better illustration in no easy day that seals are ruthless pragmatists. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden 9780525953722 by owen, mark. Navy s standard issue m16a2, the modular m4a1 can be reconfigured by the user for missions with a grenade launcher, shotgun, various optics, lasers and. Bissonnette wrote in no easy day that he was one of the seals who shot bin laden, and he and robert oneill, another former seal team 6 member who claims his shots were the fatal ones, have. Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits. Pentagon says navy seal s bin laden book reveals military secrets. The raid on abbottabad, pakistan, is the heart of no easy day, and it makes for a. Originally amazon told me i would have it on tuesday 0904, the day of its release, but theyve since updated that so that they are shipping it on that day and i will receive it two days later via prime shipping.
Navy seal sniper chris kyle the deadliest sniper the american military has ever seen. Us navy seals the only easy day was yesterday youtube. The raids target is discreetly identified as a highlevel weapons. No easy day puts readers alongside owen and his fellow seal team members as they train for the biggest mission of their lives. After dominating headlines for much of the past month, no easy day, the book written under a pseudonym by former navy seal mark bissonnette about. Navy seal wrote no easy day after being pushed out of. No easy day joins a growing shelf of bestselling seal memoirs. But it does provide a first hand account of a mission which many of us would consider heroic and extremely dangerous and absolutely necessary. The navy seal which is going by the name mark owen has since retired from the navy. In his book no easy day he reportedly greatly details the schematics of the mission. In his book no easy day, about the raid on osama bin laden, former seal matt bissonnette talks about getting ready for a combat deployment, meeting at. Engaging text explores the seals history, key missions, role in the us military, major accomplishments, required training, weapons, gear, technology, and other fascinating information. The book, titled no easy day and scheduled to be released next month on the 11th anniversary. No easy day, the controversial firsthand account of the navy seal raid that killed osama bin laden, doesnt just provide a minutebyminute description of the famous may 2011 operation.
A navy seal developed this howto workbook for getting out. One day before mark bissonnettes tellall is released, his colleagues respond with their own ebook. The navy seals sea, air and land form the special operations arm of the united states navy. The dissonance created in reading this book is due to the incredible nature of the story in contrast to the dull writing style in which it is presented.
What no easy day reveals about navy seal gear osama bin. Even before the book went on sale, the announcement by the. Established in 1962, the seals hold an origin that actually dates back to actions in world war 2 where speciallytrained individuals were selected to undertake covert coastal reconnaissance and underwater demolition missions that preceded amphibious assaults by main forces. No easy day by mark owen tells of seal raid on bin laden the. The book was written by matt bissonnette under the pen name mark owen. The seals later found two weapons stored by the doorway, untouched, the author said. Washington, aug 31 reuters a day after threatening to take legal action against a former u. Navy seal author of no easy day back with new book. A former member of the navy seals traces his path to the qaeda leader. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden hardcover september 4, 2012. Special ops veterans respond to navy seal book no easy day. One ex seal has written a book packed with juicy details about. Nevertheless, bissonnette is about to release a new book, no hero.
Song castle of glass instrumental artist linkin park. In the book no easy day, the devgru guys carried bolt cutters to be ready for any situation. A copy of no easy day on the shelf of the bookstore shakespeare and company in new york city. One book helped make navy seal kevin lacz transition to civilian life as smooth as possible, so he went back and rewrote it for veterans. Saving s of servicemen and iraqi nationals lives during his 10 year stint as a navy seal sniper, chris kyle was in every major battle of the iraq war and was so effective at killing iraqi insurgent terrorists that they called him the devil of ramadi while placing an eighty thousand dollar. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden on amazon and it should arrive next thursday.
Lieutenant colonel james gregory of the dod stated that, should the book contain specialized information about seal weapons and tactics, owen could. In the first contentious days of this books arrival the authors real identity has. The title of owens book comes from a piece of navy seal lore that the only easy day was yesterday. No easy day by mark owen tells of seal raid on bin laden. No easy day joins a growing shelf of bestselling seal memoirs that detail just. Theres blood in the water and the media sharks are hungry with the book no easy day, authored by a former devgru operator who was a team leader on the raid that killed ubl. I have decided not to use his actual name in this blog post. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Mark owen responds to the charge that a base in jalalabad was attacked after he put its location in his book no easy day. Naval special warfare development group, commonly known as seal team six. There were speeches by protesters filled with misinformation. These can get operators into places like nothing else can. Navy seal author of no easy day back with new book, despite.
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