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02281aam a2200445 4500 001 B257BB24AA1611EA9095C04297128E48 003 SILO 005 20200609010113 008 170919s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 1250144434 020 $a 9781250144430 040 $d TxAuBib $d SILO 100 1 $a Webb, Brandon. 245 14 $a The making of a Navy SEAL : $b my story of surviving the toughest challenge and training the best / $c Brandon Webb and John David Mann ; foreword by Marcus Luttrell. 250 $a First St. Martin's Griffin trade paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Griffin, $c 2017. 300 $a xix, 231 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 21 cm. 500 $a Includes index. 505 $a 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. 510 3 $a Horn Book Guide, $b 4/2016. 510 3 $a School Library Journal, $b 8/2015. 520 $a 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.". 521 $a 7.1. 521 2 $a 7-12. 521 8 $a 1020 $b Lexile. 526 $a Accelerated Reader AR $b MG+ $c 7.1 $d 10.0 $z 177391. 541 $d 20200512. 600 1 $a Webb, Brandon. 610 1 $a United States $b SEALs $b SEALs $v Biography. 650 $a Soldiers $x Training. 650 $a Afghan War, 2001- $v Personal narratives. 650 $a Terrorism $x Prevention $v Biography. 650 2 $a Military Personnel $x Training. 651 $a California $x Biography. 700 $a Mann, John David. 700 $a Luttrell, Marcus. 856 2 $u http://www.mackin.com/BookPics/Book.aspx?isbn=9781250144430 $3 View cover image provided by Mackin 941 $a 1 952 $l WSPF215 $d 20200609012309.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B257BB24AA1611EA9095C04297128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search