Damn Few: Making The Modern SEAL Warrior

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With all the SEALs' recent successes we have been getting a level of attention we are not used to It's been flattering but something important has been missing from the discussion People keep describing what we do but no one has even scratched the surface of how & why The unique psychology behind it Operating in the world's most hostile environments the Navy SEALs are highly skilled warriors finely tuned & ready for action Now for the first time Lieutenant Commander Rorke Denver offers a compelling & profound insight into the extreme bravery borderline lunacy & touching camaraderie of this elite brotherhood Packed with tales from the gruelling training process & real-life operations Rorke Denver recounts his evolution from a young SEAL hopeful pushing his way through Hell Week into a warrior engaging in dangerous stealth missions across the globe & finally into a lieutenant commander directing the indoctrination programmes & the " Hero or Zero" missions his graduating SEALs undertake From hunting Osama bin Laden to hostage rescues in Somalia & momentum-shifting operations in Afghanistan & Iraq the SEALs hit hard & fast moving in & out of conflict zones without leaving a trace Through the course of Denver's story you'll see what it takes to become one of them & why they are the damn few