Damn Few Making the Modern SEAL Warrior eBook Rorke Denver Ellis Henican
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From leadership expert, former Navy SEAL, "American Grit" feature player, and author of Worth Dying For A Navy SEAL's Call to a Nation, Rorke Denver, the bestselling account of how he helped create the U.S. Navy SEALS of today. 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. With his years of action-packed mission experience and a top training role, Lieutenant Commander Denver understands exactly how tomorrow's soldiers are recruited, sculpted, motivated, and deployed.
Now, Denver takes you inside his personal story and the fascinating, demanding SEAL training program he now oversees. He recounts his experience evolving from a young SEAL hopeful pushing his way through Hell Week, into a warrior engaging in dangerous stealth missions across the globe, and finally into a lieutenant commander directing the indoctrination, requalification programs, and the "Hero or Zero" missions his SEALs undertake.
From his own SEAL training and missions overseas, Denver details how the SEALs' creative operations became front and center in America's War on Terror-and how they are altering warfare everywhere. In fourteen years as a SEAL officer, Rorke Denver tangled with drug lords in Latin America, stood up to violent mobs in Liberia, and battled terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. Leading 200 commando missions, he earned the Bronze Star with V for valor. He has also served as flag aide to the admiral in charge and spent the past four years as executive officer of the Navy Special Warfare Center's Advanced Training Command in Coronado, California, directing all phases of the basic and advanced training that prepare men for war in SEAL teams. He recently starred in the film Act of Valor. He is married and has two daughters.
Ellis Henican is a columnist at Newsday and an on-air commentator at the Fox News Channel. He has written two recent New York Times bestsellers, Home Team with New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and In the Blink of an Eye with NASCAR legend Michael Waltrip.
With all the SEALs' recent successes, we have been getting a level of acclaim we're not used to. But something important has been missing in this warm burst of publicity . Correcting that is my mission here.
My own SEAL dream was launched by a book. My hope is that this one teaches lessons that go far beyond the battlefield, inspiring a fresh generation of warriors to carry on that dream.
-Lieutenant Commander Rorke Denver
Damn Few Making the Modern SEAL Warrior eBook Rorke Denver Ellis Henican
If you want to read about and learn how someone becomes a Seal then this is the book for you. Not only is the author a Seal, Rorke Denver also was in charge of training Seals for four years. I know I learned something on almost every page and I am totally in awe of all those who go through the training to become a Seal. I also have respect for those who didn't make it as I read the book and had a better understanding of what it takes to be a Seal. The book is written in a way that is easy to follow even when discussing guns or military terms, The book then goes on to share the time the author was deployed, what the Seals could run into on their missions, the planning of missions and again just like while in training how the Seals all are a team. Everything done together. Fascinating book I enjoyed very much and highly recommend to others wanting to know about Seals.Product details
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Damn Few Making the Modern SEAL Warrior eBook Rorke Denver Ellis Henican Reviews
Excellent, thrilling read for any guy with a military background. Exciting, almost unbelievable stories, presented in a very engaging writing style. My husband gave it as a gift to his veteran buddies, who loved it. Makes you appreciate the intensity of training these guys go through and their steadfast patriotism.
In addition to providing frank and I assume, accurate insight into this very secluded society I found that there were a number of valuable, honest observations on character, values, human nature, the intolerance of failure and the essence of espirit d'corp as the real keys to success that are applicable to everyday life. The current trend of acceptance of mediocrity and excessive tolerance can unreasonably limit our ability to survive and succeed in an increasingly threatening environment. I found the articulate but plain speak insights and descriptions refreshing and very motivating in appreciating the contribution of strong core values, absolute commitment to success and the unswerving belief and trust in the skills and reliability of "the team."
The writer's explanations and experiences are real, raw and gritty - a lot more useful than "release the tiger within" as the basis for understanding the real keys to success in life.
Every aspiring champion or coach would profit from reading and absorbing these experiences, even if you only read the first 5 chapters.
I believe the writer provides some great illustrations of what "totally tough" really is and easily dispels some of the misconceptions in modern day society.
In addition, it is a fascinating story of life in a super elite branch of the military, without the embellishment of the Hollywood script writers.
This book was extremely fun and amazing to read. What I like about this book was how he also talks about ways on how to help people get through BUDS training, and his experience through training. Which I though was really neat. I also like how he talks about how he knew it was for him, and how his personality is what caused him to think job was for him. I also liked how he talked about his experiences that he went through, through his many deployments as a SEAL. So i would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in becoming a Navy SEAL, and also anyone who is looking a book that is great to read.
I quite literally almost stumbled upon Rorke's book while looking up another SEAL. I purchased it in a heartbeat and read it over the course of two evenings...it was difficult to put down! With over a decade of war behind us, I believe there are far too few first-person experiential memoirs from those who served on the frontlines, as we as a society have come to depend on instant information from social media, online stories, and the like. But in 75 or 100 years? It is books like Rorke's that will still be here that will tell my grandkids what it was like to serve as a SEAL, on the frontlines and making future SEALs during the time of the GWOT.
Damn Few is a book that should be on the shelves of anyone interested in today's special operations environment...and anyone who thinks they have an idea of what it's like to serve with the best of the best in the War on Terror. Although this is an autobiography, Rorke is not afraid to tell it as he sees it...something very rare today with so many people always wanting to edit their "personal brand" in order to prevent "soundbites" from biting them in the butt in the future (as undoubtedly, someone with Rorke's drive has many years of service to his nation and successful ventures left in him...) I highly comment Rorke for his willingness to be blunt and offer his opinions that aren't in line with what would give him the safest route to success, either in the military, or as a civilian. That takes a lot of guts and really, that's what this book is about.
I will caveat my review by saying that the main reason I bought the book was because I was in the same Officer Candidate School class as Rorke (and one of his swim buddies). We had the classmates we called "real SEALs" (the guys who were prior enlisted SEALs) and then we had the "SEAL candidates" (which included Rorke). As a military historian even at the time, I stood in humble awe of the guys who had already gone to BUD/S (one of whom had been a BUD/S instructor before coming to OCS) and had an unlimited respect for Rorke and his fellow SEAL candidates. They worked their butts off...doing PT and making other preparations for BUD/S while the others of us in the class were sleeping or on liberty. I will say this Rorke and his fellow candidates were never proud, never boastful, and to top it off, were probably some of the smartest and most well mannered officer candidates in the class. They were truly a cut above, and I still admire them for it - some sixteen years later.
In conclusion, this book is a quick and enjoyable read, and one that I am proud to have in my library. Not only was it written by someone I served with, but someone I have the deepest respect and admiration for. In my book, Rorke is an American hero, and this book is his story.
If you want to read about and learn how someone becomes a Seal then this is the book for you. Not only is the author a Seal, Rorke Denver also was in charge of training Seals for four years. I know I learned something on almost every page and I am totally in awe of all those who go through the training to become a Seal. I also have respect for those who didn't make it as I read the book and had a better understanding of what it takes to be a Seal. The book is written in a way that is easy to follow even when discussing guns or military terms, The book then goes on to share the time the author was deployed, what the Seals could run into on their missions, the planning of missions and again just like while in training how the Seals all are a team. Everything done together. Fascinating book I enjoyed very much and highly recommend to others wanting to know about Seals.
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