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In extreme ownership, jocko willink and leif babin share hardhitting navy seal combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life. The author puts so much detail in his work that it almost feels like youre telling the story. Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in lifes darkest moments. Wasdin, navy seal and bestselling author of seal team six another forceful statement from the brotherhood of seals, brandon webbs the red circle illustrates why he wanted to be a seal, what it takes to be a seal, how you survive the life of a seal, and the value of mind over matter. From leadership expert, former navy seal, american grit feature player, and author of worth dying for. The making of a navy seal is brandon webbs autobiographical account of his life from early teens to the completion of his navy career. But it all began when i left ut for basic seal training in coronado, california. Oct 11, 2017 the authors true story of the massive challenge of earning a place among the navys elite seal group. This book also takes you through the life and dangers.
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Throughout his seal training and deployments in kenya, thailand, afghanistan, and iraq, the lessons of his humanitarian work bore fruit. Listen to the heart and the fist the education of a humanitarian, the making of a navy seal by eric greitens available from rakuten kobo. An outsiders look at the us militarysome interesting facts about the us military10 extraordinary reasons why people. Making the modern seal warrior by rorke denver and ellis henican rorke denver trains the men who become navy seals the most creative problem solvers on the modern battlefield, ideal warriors for the kinds of wars america is fighting now. I think he is brave and helpful because he risked his life to protect all of us.