No Easy Day
by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer
A first-person account of the bin Laden raid by a SEAL on the mission, with his path through training and earlier deployments. Controversial for its publication without clearance; as a read it is tight and matter-of-fact about preparation and execution.
Read it if…
you want a ground-level account of elite preparation and a historic operation.
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Skip it if…
you are uncomfortable with how the book was published.
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Three things you will actually use
- Rehearse until the extraordinary is routine.
- Plan for the plan to fail.
- Keep the ego out of the after-action.
Do this first
Note how many rehearsals preceded the 40-minute mission and apply that ratio to your next big moment.
Our verdict
Tight, matter-of-fact.
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