The making of a Navy SEAL : my story of surviving the toughest challenge and training the best / Brandon Webb and John David Mann ; foreword by Marcus Luttrell.
Edition:
First St. Martin's Griffin trade paperback edition.
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
xix, 231 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Modern warfare -- A word from the author -- Born ready for action -- Boot camp training -- Becoming a Navy SEAL -- One of America's deadliest snipers -- Duty calls -- Continuing to protect and defend.
Summary:
The author describes how he overcame a tough childhood to enter the Navy SEAL elite sniper corps. Discusses his training, combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, inner workings of the U.S. military, and his role as a lead instructor for the shadowy Sniper Cell and course manager of the Navy SEAL sniper program that trained both Marcus Luttrell of "Lone Survivor" and Chris Kyle of "American Sniper.".
Indexed by:
Horn Book Guide, 4/2016. School Library Journal, 8/2015.
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