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American commander : serving a country worth fighting for and training the brave soldiers who lead the way / Ryan Zinke, with Scott McEwen.

Zinke, Ryan, (author.). McEwen, Scott, (author.).

Summary:

This is the autobiography of the life of decorated American hero, Ryan Zinke. For more than half a decade, he was a commander of the most elite SEAL unit and trained and commanded many of the men who would one day run the covert operations to hunt down Osama bin Laden and save Captain Phillips (Maersk Alabama). He also served as mentor to now famous SEALs Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor) and Chris Kyle (American Sniper).

Record details

ISBN: 9780718077877
ISBN: 0718077873
Physical Description: xlii, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing Group, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253).
Formatted Contents Note:	Al-Sadr's bookkeeper -- Fallujah: a warehouse of death -- Abu Ghraib -- Small-town America -- Early teamwork -- Go Ducks -- The energy play -- So you want to be a frogman -- Drop and give me 50 -- The teams -- The love of my life -- Into the fire -- Good luck, Lieutenant -- Lola's big storm -- The last of the pirate raids -- Threat--No threat (life or death) -- Tactical and strategic failures.