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The Operator
- Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
- Narrated by: Robert O'Neill
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
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.
In this book 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. After officially becoming a SEAL, O'Neill would spend more than a decade in the most intense counterterror effort in US history. For extended periods, not a night passed without him and his small team recording multiple enemy kills - and though he was lucky enough to survive, several of the SEALs he'd trained with and fought beside never made it home.
The Operator describes the nonstop action of O'Neill's deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, evokes the black humor of years-long combat, brings to vivid life the lethal efficiency of the military's Tier One units, and reveals firsthand details of the most celebrated terrorist takedown in history.
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- Mr Michael Davis
- 07-12-21
Emotional, exciting, funny and hard hitting
I really enjoyed listening to this book. From beginning to end it was gripping. They way Robert explains everything makes you appreciate what these brave men do to protect our way of life. Hero’s all of them.
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- Keira
- 10-07-18
Insightful and interesting
A fantastic story that read very well. A great listen and suberb narration which was lovely to hear straight from. the man himself.
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- andy Hoarebag
- 11-06-19
Modern day hero, awesome.
Awesome listen. Enjoyed every second of it.
I seem to enjoy to books more when narrated by the author, as it is in this case.
He’s a very funny, quick witted dude and it comes out in the book.
A hundred and one awesome stories of his time in service, culminating with the mission to kill Bin Laden and then his transition out of the Navy.
He’s been there, done it and now wrote the book! A must listen/read for anyone interested in modern warfare.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-11-19
Wow
What an amazing read, truly inspirational to everyone, I would 100% recommend this book, enjoy
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- Piotr
- 30-04-21
Brilliant 👏
Absolute brilliant book. Great stories and good performance from narrator. Highly recommended to everyone. Thanks.
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- Andrew Davies
- 01-06-21
Well Written & Well Read... Really Enjoyed
It was an excellent book, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys biographies, with military connections.
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- amana
- 09-05-17
Amazing
Amazing book. So well narrated. Simply stunning. A must read. I hope he writes more books.
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- Lee HC
- 31-05-17
Amazing
This book is a honest and open review on his life and operations it's funny, sad, and shows his good and bad points I would love to buy this man a beer just for this book alone
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- Anonymous User
- 10-05-19
This guys is my hero
What a story couldn’t stop listening to it got through it in about three days and Worth every penny
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- mike
- 03-06-20
Amazing
What a story just brilliant 5 star couldn’t stop listening to it , respect to mr Robert O’Neill
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