For the first time anywhere, the 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 the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden’s compound, operator Mark Owen of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group--commonly known as SEAL Team Six-- has been a part of some of the most memorable special operations in history, as well as countless missions that never made headlines.
No Easy Day puts readers alongside Owen and the other handpicked members of the twenty-four-man team as they train for the biggest mission of their lives. The blow-by-blow narrative of the assault, beginning with the helicopter crash that could have ended Owen’s life straight through to the radio call confirming Bin Laden’s death, is an essential piece of modern history.
In No Easy Day, Owen also takes readers onto the field of battle in America’s ongoing War on Terror and details the selection and training process for one of the most elite units in the military. Owen’s story draws on his youth in Alaska and describes the SEALs’ quest to challenge themselves at the highest levels of physical and mental endurance. With boots-on-the-ground detail, Owen describes numerous previously unreported missions that illustrate the life and work of a SEAL and the evolution of the team after the events of September 11. In telling the true story of the SEALs whose talents, skills, experiences, and exceptional sacrifices led to one of the greatest victories in the War on Terror, Mark Owen honors the men who risk everything for our country, and he leaves readers with a deep understanding of the warriors who keep America safe.
Mark Owen a former member of the U.S. 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 May 1, 2011, whi...
- 海豹六队成员亲历击毙本拉登行动
- 还原特种部队严苛训练与实战细节
- 揭秘反恐战争背后的真实战场
- 军事历史与特种作战爱好者
- 关注国际反恐局势的读者
- 偏好纪实类非虚构文学的读者
- 关注作者对战场心理的真实刻画
- 注意区分文学叙述与官方档案差异
- 结合相关影视作品对比阅读体验
- 现场感极强，具备电影般的震撼力
- 语言平实，真实记录特种兵内心挣扎
- 满足公众对顶级反恐行动的好奇心
本导读基于书籍简介、目录、原文摘录、短评和书评生成，不等同于全文精读。
- "Just get to lunch,” I muttered to myself. It was the only way I could control my anxiety. In 1998, I’d made it through Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL, or BUD/S, by focusing on just making it to the next meal. It didn’t matter if I couldn’t feel my arms as we hoisted logs over our heads or if the c"
- "1、轻松之日，唯有昨日。 ——海豹突击队座右铭 2、“就快到饭点了。”我自己咕哝道。这是我不让自己感到焦虑的唯一办法。1998年，我在进行基础水下爆破训练时就这么试过。就是集中精力做好当下的事，一定坚持到下一个饭点。 3、通常情况下，最宝贵的经验，往往来自于最艰难的时刻。 4、有时候，一些偶然因素可以挽救你的性命。凡事一定要做两手准备。 5、你很难跳上车去，也很难从车上下来，但是一旦你上了车，你就最好坚持下去，因为这是一趟你必须乘坐的车。 6、站在战壕边，我开始欣赏陡峭山峦的美景。借助夜视仪的绿光，我看到群山静静地耸立着。 7、胜利就是点滴的积累。 8、越是处在食物链上方的目标人物，就越是胆小"
- "从我们所处的位置能看到第三层上有一条狭窄的走廊，走廊尽头是一扇通往阳台的门。离第三层最上面的那个台阶大约5英尺的地方有两扇门，一扇通往左边，一扇通往右边。 楼梯很窄，对我们这些全副武装的士兵来说更是如此。我们很难清晰地看到走在前面的侦察兵，因为越往上走楼梯就越狭窄。 就在只差几步就到第三层的时候，我突然听到了枪响。 “砰，砰！” 我们前面的侦察兵发现，在距他大约10英尺的地方有个人想从右侧的门逃走。从我所处的位置无法判断出这轮子弹是否射中了目标。这个人消失在了漆黑的屋里。 侦察兵首先上到了第三层，然后慢慢地朝那扇门靠近。我们并没有像电影上的情节那样，迅速进入房间，齐刷刷地举起步枪对着目标，而是"
- "政治只与当我们出生入死的时候在千里之外观看行动直播的政策制定者有关。"
- "A former Ranger before joining Delta Force, Jon had a thick barrel chest and thick arms. A brown bushy beard that was so long it brushed against the top of his chest covered his face. He looked like a taller version of Gimli, the angry dwarf in The Lord of the Rings. We’d already decided that Elijah"
- "We saw dead bodies all the time. It was the kind of ugly we lived with, and we spent no time thinking about once it was finished. We were not jaded warmongers, but if you’ve seen one dead body, you’ve seen them all. Nearby, I could see Jen sobbing. She was sitting on the floor, hugging her legs to h"
- "轻松之日，唯有昨日——海豹突击队座右铭"
- "当我还在阿拉斯加上初中时，老师让我们挑选一本自己喜欢的书，读后写一篇读书报告。浏览了一排排书架后，我偶然发现了一本前海豹突击队队员金·温茨（Gene Wentz）撰写的书——《绿面人》（Men in Green Faces）。这部小说记述了海豹突击队在越南湄公河三角洲的秘密行动。书中有大量的伏击和交火场面，集中讲述了围剿一名北越上校的行动。 只看了一页，我就明白这就是我的梦想：当一名海豹突击队队员。"
