内容简介
Forthefirsttimeanywhere,thefirst-personaccountoftheplanningandexecutionoftheBinLadenraidfromaNavySealwhoconfrontedtheterroristmastermindandwitnessedhisfinalmoments.FromthestreetsofIraqtotherescueofCaptainRichardPhillipsintheIndianOcean,andfromthemountaintopsofAfghanistantothethirdfloorofOsamaBinLaden'scompound,operatorMarkOwenoftheU.S.NavalSpecialWarfareDevelopmentGroup-commonlyknownasSEALTeamSix-hasbeenapartofsomeofthemostmemorablespecialoperationsinhistory,aswellascountlessmissionsthatnevermadeheadlines.NoEasyDayputsreadersalongsideOwenandtheotherhandpickedmembersofthetwenty-four-manteamastheytrainforthebiggestmissionoftheirlives.Theblow-by-blownarrativeoftheassault,beginningwiththehelicoptercrashthatcouldhaveendedOwen'slifestraightthroughtotheradiocallconfirmingBinLaden'sdeath,isanessentialpieceofmodernhistory.InNoEasyDay,OwenalsotakesreadersontothefieldofbattleinAmerica'songoingWaronTerroranddetailstheselectionandtrainingprocessforoneofthemosteliteunitsinthemilitary.Owen'sstorydrawsonhisyouthinAlaskaanddescribestheSEALs'questtochallengethemselvesatthehighestlevelsofphysicalandmentalendurance.Withboots-on-the-grounddetail,OwendescribesnumerouspreviouslyunreportedmissionsthatillustratethelifeandworkofaSEALandtheevolutionoftheteamaftertheeventsofSeptember11.IntellingthetruestoryoftheSEALswhosetalents,skills,experiences,andexceptionalsacrificesledtooneofthegreatestvictoriesintheWaronTerror,MarkOwenhonorsthemenwhoriskeverythingfortheircountry.
作者简介
MarkOwenisaformermemberoftheUSNavalSpecialWarfareDevelopmentGroup,commonlyknownasSEALTeamSix.InhismanyyearsasaNavySEAL,hehasparticipatedinhundredsofmissionsaroundtheglobe,includingtherescueofCaptainRichardPhillipsintheIndianOceanin2009.OwenwasateamleaderonOperationNeptuneSpearinAbbottabad,Pakistan,on1May2011,whichresultedinthedeathofOsamabinLaden.Owenwasoneofthefirstmenthroughthedooronthethirdflooroftheterroristmastermind'shideout,wherehewitnessedbinLaden'sdeath.MarkOwen'snameandthenamesoftheotherSEALsmentionedinthisbookhavebeenchangedfortheirsecurity.KevinMaurerhascoveredspecial-operationsforcesfornineyears.HehasbeenembeddedwiththeSpecialForcesinAfghanistansixtimes,spentamonthin2006withspecial-operationsunitsineastAfrica,andhasembeddedwithUSforcesinIraqandHaiti.Heistheauthoroffourbooks,includingseveralaboutspecialoperations.