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Chuck Pfarrer

    Chuck Pfarrer crafts compelling narratives deeply rooted in his firsthand experiences in high-stakes environments. His work delves into the intricacies of tactical operations and the psychological fortitude required of individuals facing extreme challenges. Pfarrer excels at portraying the raw realities of combat settings, exploring themes of courage, sacrifice, and the ethical quandaries faced by those in elite military units. His writing is marked by authenticity and a profound understanding of strategy and human nature under duress.

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    Killing Che
    Warrior Soul
    Philip Nolan
    SEAL Target Geronimo
    • The inside account of the Bin Laden Mission, told by the men who were there to the only author they trusted, a former SEAL commander.

      SEAL Target Geronimo
    • Philip Nolan

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.1(23)Add rating

      "Philip Nolan: The Man Without a Country is Chuck Pfarrer's captivating adaptation of Edward Everett Hale's American classic "The Man Without a Country," first published in The Atlantic Monthly more than a century ago. Masterfully blending history and fiction, Pfarrer tells the story of a young artillery officer, Philip Nolan, who becomes embroiled in Aaron Burr's 1807 conspiracy to invade the territories of the Louisiana Purchase. Insinuating his scheme has official approval, Burr convinces Nolan to carry a coded message into the Orleans Territory. Nolan has no knowledge of the former vice president's intended treason and Burr has no idea that Thomas Jefferson has discovered his scheme. Soon Philip Nolan is in military custody with Burr, charged an accessory to the plot. The nation holds its breath as Burr is tried for attempting to tear apart the Union. The charges against Burr seem ironclad, but his lawyers are clever, and Burr walks free. An embarrassed prosecution looks for a scapegoat, and expands the charges against Nolan to include desertion and sedition. Learning that his own court martial will proceed, despite Burr's acquittal, Nolan denounces his accusers, damns his country, and tells the court he wishes never again to hear the words "United States" as long as he lives. The judges return with an ominous verdict: the prisoner's wish will be granted. Nolan is sentenced to permanent exile aboard a series of U.S. warships, never again to hear news from or speak of his country. Decades pass. Shuttled from ocean to ocean, Nolan realizes he is a stateless person, estranged from his keepers and forgotten by his country. Eventually passed aboard an American frigate in the Mediterranean, Nolan comes into the custody of a newly commissioned lieutenant, Frank Curran. When Barbary pirates capture an American whaleship, the pair is drawn into a web of international deceit and mortal danger. As a rescue mission is launched, Nolan teaches the young officer a lesson about duty, loyalty, and the meaning of patriotism. Equal parts adventure, naval history, and morality tale, Philip Nolan: The Man Without a Country is more than frigate duels and small boat actions. Intricately plotted and beautifully crafted, the novel is a poignant and closely observed examination of the human condition"-- Provided by publisher

      Philip Nolan
    • Warrior Soul

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      4.1(1709)Add rating

      "Since the first navy frogmen crawled onto the beaches of Normandy, no SEAL has ever surrendered," writes Chuck Pfarrer. "No SEAL has ever been captured, and not one teammate or body has ever been left in the field. This legacy of valor is unmatched in modern warfare."Warrior Soul is a book about the warrior spirit, and it takes the reader all over the world. Former Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer recounts some of his most dangerous assignments: On a clandestine reconnaissance mission on the Mosquito Coast, his recon team plays a deadly game of cat and mouse with a Nicaraguan patrol boat. Cut off on the streets of Beirut, the author's SEAL detachment must battle snipers on the Green Line. In the mid-Atlantic, Pfarrer's unit attempts to retrieve--or destroy--the booster section of a Trident ballistic missile before it can be recovered by a Russian spy trawler. On a runway in Sicily, his assault element surrounds an Egyptian airliner carrying the Achille Lauro hijackers.These are only a few of the riveting stories of combat patrol, reconnaissance missions, counter-terrorist operations, tragedies, and victories in Warrior Soul that illustrate the SEAL maxim "The person who will not be defeated cannot be defeated."From the Hardcover edition.

      Warrior Soul
    • Sent to Bolivia in 1967 with a team of Green Berets to eliminate a threatened communist insurgency and its leader, CIA agent Paul Hoyle becomes involved with an illegal KGB operative pursuing a deadly Soviet agenda that puts Hoyle on a collision course with the murder of Che Guevara

      Killing Che
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      Mein Leben als Navy Seal

      Die Navy SEALs gelten als eine der härtesten militärischen Spezialeinheiten weltweit und sind für die Liquidation von Osama bin Laden verantwortlich. Kein SEAL hat sich je ergeben, kein SEAL wurde je gefangen genommen und keiner wurde je tot oder lebendig auf dem Schlachtfeld zurückgelassen. Der Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer nahm an über 200 Geheimoperationen teil. In diesem Buch erzählt er von seinen gefährlichsten Einsätzen auf allen Erdteilen, bei denen er immer wieder in Todesgefahr schwebte. Im Atlantik half er bei der Bergung von Interkontinental raketenteilen, in Südamerika unterstützte er Special-Forces-Operationen und im Mittelmeer versuchte er, eine Geisel zu befreien. Hochspannend, sehr persönlich und mit bestechender Ehrlichkeit schildert Pfarrer die Kampf- und Anti-Terror-Einsätze der SEALs. Seine Geschichten sind keine reinen Heldenepen, sondern bewegende Schilderungen von Kämpfen, bei denen Angst, Verwundung und Tod immer eine Rolle spielen.

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