{"product_id":"no-easy-day-the-only-first-hand-account-of-the-navy-seal-mission-that-killed-osama-bin-laden","title":"No easy day by Mark Owen","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"116\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"552\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eNo Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"222\"\u003emilitary memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e written by a former U.S. Navy SEAL under the pseudonym \u003cstrong data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"291\"\u003eMark Owen\u003c\/strong\u003e (real name Matt Bissonnette). It provides a \u003cstrong data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"514\"\u003efirst-person account of elite special forces training, combat missions, and, most notably, the raid that resulted in the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in May 2011\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"1140\"\u003eThe book opens with Owen’s early life and his intense desire to become a Navy SEAL, including his grueling \u003cstrong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"698\"\u003eBUD\/S and SEAL Team Six selection\u003c\/strong\u003e processes. He then describes several deployments to \u003cstrong data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"775\"\u003eIraq and Afghanistan\u003c\/strong\u003e, illustrating the rigors of combat and teamwork. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"879\"\u003esecond half focuses on Operation Neptune Spear\u003c\/strong\u003e, detailing the \u003cstrong data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"955\"\u003eplanning, training, and execution of the Abbottabad raid\u003c\/strong\u003e, with vivid recounting of the mission’s challenges — including a helicopter crash — leading up to the moment when bin Laden was located and killed.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1365\"\u003eThroughout the book, Owen also reflects on the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1327\"\u003ebrotherhood among SEALs, the extreme physical and mental demands of their work, and the ethical and personal impacts of modern warfare\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eThe narrative is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1423\"\u003efast-paced, tactical, and immersive\u003c\/strong\u003e, appealing to military history enthusiasts and general readers interested in an insider’s look at one of the most significant special operations of the 21st centur \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1707\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1707\"\u003eMark Owen (pseudonym for Matt Bissonnette)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"2897\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1935\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1935\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1724\"\u003eNo Easy Day\u003c\/em\u003e was published under the name \u003cstrong data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003eMark Owen\u003c\/strong\u003e, but the author’s real name is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1819\"\u003eMatt Bissonnette\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1895\"\u003eformer U.S. Navy SEAL and member of the elite SEAL Team Six (DEVGRU)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"2166\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"2166\"\u003eBissonnette served in numerous combat missions and was one of the operators involved in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003eOperation Neptune Spear\u003c\/strong\u003e, the mission that led to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003eOsama bin Laden’s death\u003c\/strong\u003e in Pakistan in 2011.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2424\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2424\"\u003eIn the book, he draws on his \u003cstrong data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2221\"\u003emilitary experience\u003c\/strong\u003e, his training, and his participation in high-risk operations to give readers a detailed look at life inside one of the world’s most secretive special forces units.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2725\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2725\"\u003eThe decision to publish \u003cstrong data-start=\"2451\" data-end=\"2513\"\u003ewithout official Department of Defense (DoD) pre-clearance\u003c\/strong\u003e led to controversy; the Pentagon later claimed the memoir contained classified information, and Bissonnette was ordered to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"2685\"\u003eforfeit his royalties to the U.S. government\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2726\" data-end=\"2897\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"2897\"\u003eBeyond the bin Laden raid, the book also recounts his role in other operations like the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2816\" data-end=\"2859\"\u003e2011 rescue of Captain Richard Phillips\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"3128\"\u003eCo-author \u003cstrong data-start=\"2909\" data-end=\"2925\"\u003eKevin Maurer\u003c\/strong\u003e assisted with writing; he is an experienced journalist who has covered \u003cstrong data-start=\"2997\" data-end=\"3026\"\u003especial operations forces\u003c\/strong\u003e extensively and has co-authored other military nonfiction works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276709818625,"sku":"2F7Q51FB6-Used","price":250.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/MarkOwen.jpg?v=1627227189","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/no-easy-day-the-only-first-hand-account-of-the-navy-seal-mission-that-killed-osama-bin-laden","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}