Navy seal who killed bin laden to release a book daily mail. The publication of no easy op further complicates the debate over no easy day, former navy seal matt bissonnettes account of the raid on osama bin. Sep 06, 2012 while top military leaders publicly bash a former navy seal for his book about the raid that killed osama bin laden, his foxhole comrades convey their displeasure in a more subtle way from now. In fact, they say he was a member of seal team 6, the specialforces group that carried out the raid in pakistan that killed osama bin laden on may 2, 2011 penguin will release no easy day. From the streets of iraq to the rescue of captain richard phillips in the indian ocean, and from the mountaintops of afghanistan to the third floor of osama bin ladens compound, operator mark owen. Though some bookslike marcus luttrells lone survivorbecame blockbusters before 2011, the killing of bin laden by seal team 6 led to a sharp increase in sealthemed and authored literary output. Osama bin laden killing book by seal team six member raises. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden, the book was written by a member of the seals who is using the pseudonym mark owen. A comprehensive list of over 80 books about and by the navy. Exseal who wrote book on bin laden gets written off by.
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