No Easy Day

Name: No Easy Day
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The Only First-hand Account of the Navy Seal Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden

By Kevin Maurer and Mark Owen

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No Easy Day provides a gripping first-person account of the Navy SEAL mission that led to the death of Osama bin Laden. Written by former Navy SEAL Mark Owen (a pseudonym), the narrative offers insights into the meticulous planning and execution of this historic operation. The book offers a detailed look into the experiences of SEAL Team Six, bringing readers closer to the intense realities of military operations without diving into sensitive specifics.
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No Easy Day

An account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from inside the US Navy Seal team who carried out the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind.

On 2 May 2011, the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, was killed in one of the most daring and dangerous special forces raids ever attempted.

Description

No Easy Day is the only insider account of the planning and execution of the bin Laden raid.

No Easy Day puts readers inside the elite, handpicked twenty-four-man team known as SEAL Team Six as they train for the most important mission of their lives – going after bin Laden.

From the crash of the Black Hawk helicopter that threatened the mission with disaster, to the radio call confirming their target was dead, the SEAL team raid on bin Laden's secret HQ is recounted in nail-biting second-by-second detail.

SEAL team leader Mark Owen takes readers behind enemy lines with one of the world's most astonishing fighting forces, in the only insider's account of their most spectacular mission.

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No Easy Day offers a gripping and detailed narrative that immerses the reader in the mission that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden. Described as cinematic by the New York Times, the book captures the intense action and precision of the operation. The Sun praises it as a blistering first-hand account, highlighting its authentic and engaging storytelling.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405911894

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 June 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 265g

Pages: 384

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Biography & Memoir Education & Reference History & Military Kevin Maurer Mark Owen Military History Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Mark Owen is a former member of the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, commonly known as SEAL Team Six. In his many years as a Navy SEAL, he has participated in hundreds of missions around the globe, including the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean in 2009. Owen was a team leader on Operation Neptune Spear in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on 1 May 2011, which resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. Owen was one of the first men through the door on the third floor of the terrorist mastermind's hideout, where he witnessed bin Laden's death. Mark Owen's name and the names of the other SEALs mentioned in this book have been changed for their security.