Description

A stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping account of SEAL Team Operator Robert O Neill s awe-inspiring 400-mission career. O Neill describes his idyllic childhood in Butte, Montana; his impulsive decision to join the SEALs; the arduous evaluation and training process; and the even tougher gauntlet he had to run to join the SEALs most elite unit.

The Operatordescribes the nonstop action of O Neill s deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, evoking the black humor of years-long combat, and reveals firsthand details of the most discussed anti-terrorist operation in military history.