Marcus Luttrell
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing, fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, and the extraordinary firefight that led to the largest loss of life in American Navy SEAL history. His teammates fought valiantly beside him until he was the only one left alive, blasted by an RPG into a place where his pursuers could not find him. Over the next four days, terribly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell crawled for miles through the mountains...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
Follow along a Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan in this true story of survival and difficult choices.
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small...
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small...
Author
Language
English
Description
In this book the author turns his focus from his own experiences as a combat-trained Navy SEAL to the nature of service on America's battlefields and the soldiers who give their lives to defend their nation and each other. Here he crisscrosses generations and service branches to clarify why people make the choice to serve their country.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations to his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, The Making of a Navy SEAL provides a rare and riveting look at the inner workings of the U.S. military through the eyes of a covert operations specialist,"--Amazon.com.
6) The red circle: my life in the Navy Seal Sniper Corps and how I trained America's deadliest marksmen
Author
Language
English
Description
Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations, to his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, THE RED CIRCLE provides a rare and personal look at the inner workings of the US military through the eyes of a covert operations specialist.
But it is Brandon's distinguished second career designing new post-9/11 sniper training courses...
But it is Brandon's distinguished second career designing new post-9/11 sniper training courses...