No easy day : the autobiography of a Navy SEAL : the firsthand account of the mission that killed Osama bin Laden / Mark Owen ; with Kevin Maurer.
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TextPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Dutton, c2012Description: xiii, 316 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780525953722Other title: Firsthand account of the mission that killed Osama bin Laden At head of titleSubject(s): Owen, Mark | Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011 -- Assassination | Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011 -- Death and burial | United States. Navy. SEALs -- Biography | United States. Navy -- Commando troops -- Biography | United States. Navy. SEALs -- History | United States. Navy. SEALs | Qaida (Organization) | Terrorists | Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention | Special operations (Military science) -- United States | Special operations (Military science) -- Pakistan | Special forces (Military science) -- United States | War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 | Abbott¯ab¯ad (Pakistan)DDC classification: 958.104/7 LOC classification: VG87 | .O946 2012| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | 958.104 OWEN (Browse shelf) | Available | 33195 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313).
Chalk one -- Green team -- Top five/Bottom five -- The second deck -- Delta -- Point man -- Maersk Alabama -- The long war -- Goat trails -- Something special in D.C. -- The pacer -- Killing time -- Go day -- Infil -- Khalid -- Third deck -- Geronimo -- Exfil -- Confirmation -- Touch the magic.
Examines the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden, details the selection and training process for one of the most elite units in the military, and describes previously unreported missions that illustrate the life and work of a SEAL and the evolution of the team after the events of September 11.
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