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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 but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation...
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Jocko Willink and Leif Babin served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq. Through difficult months of sustained combat, Jocko, Leif and their SEAL brothers learned that leadership -- at every level -- is the most important thing on the battlefield. They started Echelon Front to teach these same leadership principles to companies across industries throughout the business world that...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First hardcover edition.
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xiii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"Navy SEAL Thom Shea shares his combat experiences in Afghanistan, providing incredible insights sure to shift your views of yourself and provoke life-altering change!, "--NoveList.
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William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
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xviii, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"A Navy SEAL's highly-charged account of his combat missions in Iraq and his miraculous recovery from wounds that might have killed him--if it were not for his grit and the devotion of his wife and family"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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"Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell returned from his star-crossed mission in Afghanistan with his bones shattered and his heart broken. So many had given their lives to save him-- and he would have readily done the same for them. As he recuperated, he wondered why he and others, from America's founding to today, had been willing to sacrifice everything-- including themselves-- for the sake of family, nation, and freedom. In Service, we follow Marcus Luttrell...
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Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
[2013]
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6 CDs (450 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland, after retiring from the military, started a company to provide a special service to SEAL teams: training and supplying dogs for SEAL combat missions. Now, listeners will learn more about these spectacular dogs who are much like the soldiers they work beside: fiercely aggressive and athletic, devoted to duty, and tough despite pain, injury, or fear. Ritland explains how the dogs are trained, the missions they undertake,...
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W Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xlii, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"In recent years, the world has learned just what is required to bravely serve America through the navy's most elite SEAL Team. Now, for the first time, we hear from their commander. For more than half a decade, Ryan Zinke was a commander at the most elite SEAL unit. A 23-year veteran of the US Navy SEALs, Zinke is a decorated officer and earned two Bronze Stars as the acting commander of Joint Special Forces in Iraq. Zinke trained and commanded many...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
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xviii, 300 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
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English
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In The Dichotomy of Leadership, Willink and Babin dive deeper into the complex waters of a concept first introduced in their book Extreme Ownership. Here, they get into the nuances that every successful leader must navigate. Mastering the dichotomy of leadership requires understanding when to lead and when to follow; when to aggressively maneuver and when to pause and let things develop; when to detach and let the team run and when to dive into the...
11) Lone survivor
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
DVD.
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1 DVD (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
The story of four Navy SEALs sent on an ill-fated covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative. They are ambushed by enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. Based on The New York Times bestseller.
12) Lone survivor
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray + 1 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of four Navy SEALs sent on an ill-fated covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative. They are ambushed by enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.
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