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As the dust settled on the U.S. military's initial victory in Iraq, the Army found itself mired in a difficult campaign to defeat a growing insurgency and rebuild the war-torn country. Untrained for counterinsurgency and without enough troops to secure the population, the Army responded by creating several new brigades specifically to meet these requirements. It Was What It Was invites listeners into the life of a freshly commissioned lieutenant in one of these units.

Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring 400-mission career that included his involvement in attempts to rescue "Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell and abducted-by-Somali-pirates Captain Richard Phillips and culminated in those famous three shots that dispatched the world's most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden.

Hagen Vockerodt war Hauptmann der Bundeswehr. 1638 Tage im Krieg. Afghanistan. Dann ein Moment, der alles zerbrach – und ein Leben in ein Davor und Danach teilte. Es ist die kompromisslos ehrliche Geschichte eines Mannes, der lernen musste, dass wahre Stärke nicht darin liegt, unverwundbar zu sein – sondern weiterzugehen, obwohl man verwundet ist. Dieses Buch erzählt von: Kameradschaft, die über Einsätze hinausreicht, Narben, die keine Schwäche sind, und der Erkenntnis, dass man nicht zurück ins alte Leben findet – sondern ein neues, stärkeres erschafft.

m Leben eines Soldaten ist der Tod jederzeit nah. Otto Bulletproof machte diese Erfahrung, als er als Teil einer Fallschirmjägereinheit der Bundeswehr in Afghanistan in Lebensgefahr geriet. Von Raketenbeschuss und heiklen Missionen bis zum Tod eines Kameraden erzählt er in Becoming Bulletproof Geschichten aus dieser Zeit und davon, was ihn das Militär über Pflichtbewusstsein, Sinn und Werte gelehrt hat. Und natürlich berichtet er von herausfordernden Survival-Touren wie »7 vs. Wild« oder der »Warrior«-Reihe, die sein Leben bereichern, seitdem er aus dem Militär ausgeschieden ist.

Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism during his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces. "Fascinating ... McRaven's war stories deliver remarkable...

In June 2005 four US Navy SEALs left their base in Afghanistan for the Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al-Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less than twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs was alive. This is the story of team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing.

Eine unmögliche Aufgabe in Afghanistan Im August 2021 wird der junge Oberleutnant Marc Hinzmann kurzfristig mit einem zusammengewürfelten Team von Feldjägern nach Afghanistan befohlen. An den Flughafen, an dem zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits Chaos herrscht und der als letzter Zufluchtsort gilt...

The Instant New York Times Bestseller by Co-Star of Fox's American Grit and Legendary Ranger Nicholas Irving. Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with...

The #1 New York Times bestselling first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments. From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from...

Kriegsreporter und YouTuber Konstantin Flemig beleuchtet die Auswirkungen militärischer Konflikte auf das tägliche Leben in den betroffenen Regionen. Erzählerisch gibt er Einblicke in die Realitäten junger Menschen, die er auf seinen Reisen hinter die Frontlinien und in Krisengebiete trifft.

When the US Navy send their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six. SEAL Team Six is a clandestine unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue and counterinsurgency. Until recently its existence was a closely-guarded secret. Then ST6 took down...

In diesem Buch schildert der Autor Christian Gerstner eindrucksvoll seine Erfahrungen aus 15 Jahren im KSK sowie seine Wandlung vom Soldaten zum Krieger. Er beschreibt ausführlich seine Auswahl und Ausbildung im KSK sowie das Leben in einer Kommandokompanie. Erstmalig schildert ein ehemaliger Kommandosoldat seine Erlebnisse im Kampf gegen die radikal-islamistischen Taliban in Afghanistan und den Islamischen Staat im Irak.

This program features an introduction narrated by the author. It has been modified to maintain the author's anonymity. The first and only audiobook by a member of America's most secret military unit―an explosive and unlikely story of immigration, service, and sacrifice. Inside our military is...

In August 2021 a women's creative writing group in Afghanistan shared news of political turmoil and the Fall of Kabul. These women were in the process of publishing a short-story collection when their world was turned upside down by the Taliban. In staying connected via WhatsApp messages, they established a lifeline; a vital space to keep their creativity alive, support each other and bear witness to the events unfolding around them.

Clint Emerson, retired Navy SEAL and bestselling author of 100 Deadly Skills, delivers a gripping Navy SEAL memoir packed with explosive, darkly funny, and real-life spy stories from elite special operations. Clint Emerson is the only SEAL ever inducted into the International Spy Museum...

The companion volume to the multimillion-copy bestseller No Easy Day by former Navy SEAL Mark Owen reveals the evolution of a SEAL Team Six operator. Mark Owen’s instant #1 New York Times bestseller, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden, focused on the...

In late 2005, casualties in Afghanistan remained just above one hundred, while media coverage largely focused on the thousands of American soldiers killed in Iraq. Reports on the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan were infrequent. Within a year, Daniel Flores would witness the resurgence of the Taliban and experience personal loss among his fellow service members. He faced sustained combat against a determined adversary in one of the most volatile and contested regions of the Hindu Kush, operating his Apache helicopter under challenging conditions.

The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the thirteen hour firefight at the Battle of Keating by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for readers of Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell "'It doesn't get better.' To us, that phrase nailed one of the...

The thrilling true story of a Marine special operations unit in a battle for their lives in Afghanistan. Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky's New York Times bestselling account of Marine Special Operations Team 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, was just the beginning for these now...

The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Fiercely immersive. Truly heroic.' – Tom Marcus, bestselling author of Soldier Spy. Powerful, highly-charged and moving, No Way Out is Adam Jowett’s tribute to the men of Easy Company who paid a heavy price for serving their country. ______________ In Helmand...