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Alpha : Eddie Gallagher and the war for the soul of the Navy Seals / David Philipps.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Crown, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: xxvii, 443 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593238387
  • 0593238389
Other title:
  • Eddie Gallagher and the war for the soul of the Navy Seals
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Contents:
Prologue: Chief Gallagher -- Alpha Platoon -- Mosul -- American sniper -- Pirates -- The captive -- Man down -- The Towers -- Bad targets -- Loyalty -- Special agents -- Immunity -- Andrea's war -- A jury of peers -- The woodshed -- The fighter -- The verdict -- Frag radius -- Frogmen.
Summary: "Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Philipps uncovers the shocking rise and fall of Eddie Gallagher, the decorated Navy SEAL accused of war crimes during his deployment to Mosul, the fellow SEALs who turned him in, and the court martial that captivated the nation"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: By official accounts, the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon returned as heroes after their 2017 deployment to Mosul. But within the platoon a different war raged. Even as Alpha's chief, Eddie Gallagher, was being honored by the Navy for his leadership, several of his men were preparing to report him for war crimes, alleging that he'd stabbed a prisoner in cold blood and taken lethal sniper shots at unarmed civilians. Some in his platoon saw Gallapher as a man who appeared to be coming unhinged after multiple deployments in America's forever wars. Philipps reveals the story of a group of special operators caught in a moral crucible: should they uphold their oath and turn in their chief, or honor the SEALs' unwritten code of silence? -- adapted from jacket
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 956.7044 P552 Available 33111010671341
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Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 956.7044 P552 Available 33111009853496
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An "infuriating, fast-paced" ( The Washington Post ) account of the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon, the startling accusations against their chief, Eddie Gallagher, and the courtroom battle that exposed the dark underbelly of America's special forces--from a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter

WINNER OF THE COLORADO BOOK AWARD * "Nearly impossible to put down."--Jon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Where Men Win Glory and Into the Wild

In this "brilliantly written" ( The New York Times Book Review ) and startling account, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times correspondent David Philipps reveals a powerful moral crucible, one that would define the American military during the years of combat that became known as "the forever war."

When the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon returned from their 2017 deployment to Iraq, a group of them reported their chief, Eddie Gallagher, for war crimes, alleging that he'd stabbed a prisoner in cold blood and taken lethal sniper shots at unarmed civilians. The story of Alpha's war, both in Iraq and in the shocking trial that followed the men's accusations, would complicate the SEALs' post-9/11 hero narrative, turning brothers-in-arms against one another and bringing into stark relief the choice that elite soldiers face between loyalty to their unit and to their country.

One of the great stories written about American special forces, Alpha is by turns a battlefield drama, a courtroom thriller, and a compelling examination of how soldiers define themselves and live with the decisions in the heat of combat.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: Chief Gallagher -- Alpha Platoon -- Mosul -- American sniper -- Pirates -- The captive -- Man down -- The Towers -- Bad targets -- Loyalty -- Special agents -- Immunity -- Andrea's war -- A jury of peers -- The woodshed -- The fighter -- The verdict -- Frag radius -- Frogmen.

"Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Philipps uncovers the shocking rise and fall of Eddie Gallagher, the decorated Navy SEAL accused of war crimes during his deployment to Mosul, the fellow SEALs who turned him in, and the court martial that captivated the nation"-- Provided by publisher.

By official accounts, the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon returned as heroes after their 2017 deployment to Mosul. But within the platoon a different war raged. Even as Alpha's chief, Eddie Gallagher, was being honored by the Navy for his leadership, several of his men were preparing to report him for war crimes, alleging that he'd stabbed a prisoner in cold blood and taken lethal sniper shots at unarmed civilians. Some in his platoon saw Gallapher as a man who appeared to be coming unhinged after multiple deployments in America's forever wars. Philipps reveals the story of a group of special operators caught in a moral crucible: should they uphold their oath and turn in their chief, or honor the SEALs' unwritten code of silence? -- adapted from jacket

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