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The Operator

Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

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The Operator

Written by: Robert O'Neill
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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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What the critics say

"Gripping...this story is impossible to put down.... What O'Neill has written is unique, surprising, a kind of counternarrative." (Doug Stanton, New York Times best-selling author of In Harm's Way and Horse Soldiers)
"O'Neill wrote himself into American history with the three shots he fired into Osama bin Laden...intensely moving and awe-inspiring." (Marcus Luttrell, New York Times best-selling coauthor of Lone Survivor and Service)

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Fantastic Book

This is an absolute fantastic Book. Thank you very much Robert O'Neill. Any one that starts this book will not want to put it down.

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Awesome look into his world

Really enjoyed it. Great insight into the world of being a seal. Love that he showed the struggles of becoming a seal and that there were alot of struggles after. Being a member of the military I enjoyed the humor.

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phenomenal

I've read a lot of books from other team guys, but this one is something special. just read it. you will not regret this one.

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Honest, unpretentious, at times humorous, and heartfelt

No other reader could have delivered Chris O’Neill’s story more openly and honestly than Chris himself. He shares the personal sacrifices made by him and his teammates during training & deployments and the aftermath of their most famous mission.

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A must Listen

This book is truly amazing. The stories that are told are breathtaking and mind blowing I find myself wanting to know more and know who these people are. This book I will 100% recommend to anyone who has any interest in military action.

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gripping

truly captivating. amazing that the author was involved in so many historic events. the author reading it gave it a very authentic voice

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Awesome Read

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was intense and well put together and I was disappointed when the story ended.
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What a book!

One of the best military books of all time. Rob’s account of the missions and interactions paint a picture in your mind that make it feel very real. I recommend this book to everyone.

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Highly recommended!

This book was great to listen to. I found myself listening every chance I had from getting ready in the morning to travelling to work and even during my workouts I only stopped because I was forced to at times. amazing stories in this some had me literally laughing out loud and others pushed me to want to better myself. overall I highly recommend this to anyone who has the slightest interest in this sort of book.

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Amazing

amazing book. its a must buy for any military fans. will buy more books related

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