No hero. Storia di un Navy Seal

The writing is terrible, even with the ghost writer, who I presume wanted to preserve Owen's down-home style, or pretend he had one. The content is sociologically interesting. I mean if you want to know what goes on in the mind of one Navy SEAL, especially one who protesteth far too much, here you g Leggi tutto

This book is a follow-on to No Easy Day. I recommend it especially for the Orion and the Action and Adventure reading groups. Mark Owen makes clear the physical and mental effort, constant practice, teamwork, and honest follow-up that go into successful SEAL missions. The difficulty of BUD/S qualifica Leggi tutto

I think this book is different in a lot of ways- he allows us to see the human element with its failures and how he overcame each of them to press forward. I loved to see what motivated him and also changed him. It was his training that made him great. Money well spent. Stay in your "3-feet"!

The Story of a Hero Even though the title is, “No Hero: “this truly is the story of an American hero. It takes us along with Mark Owen through Afghanistan and other parts of the Middle East in the midst of combat. It shows that a hero is made up of guts and humility. It’s truly a fantastic book that w Leggi tutto

I'm not sure how to feel about this book, mainly in terms of the content as it is well written and easy to follow. Having never had any military experience it is quite confronting to read the descriptions of missions and the "ease" associated with taking a life. I'm by no means a pacifist and unders Leggi tutto

I enjoyed this for its story telling. It didn't delve into the emotional or psychological side of elite warfare so much aside from a very cursory look at compartmentalisation, but it was interesting none the less. I also enjoyed the analytical approach to discussing deployments that gave an insight

A strong, no bullshit account of a SEAL in the making. However, I disagree with the author's title, these guys are most definitely HEROES!