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Alpha : Eddie Gallagher and the war for the soul of the Navy Seals / David Philipps.
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 Gallagher 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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- ISBN: 9780593238387
- ISBN: 0593238389
- Physical Description: xxvii, 443 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | 956.70443 G162zp 2021 (Text) | 33126025269774 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | 956.70443 G162zp 2021 (Text) | 33126025269915 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"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"-- - Random House, Inc.
An âinfuriating, fast-pacedâ (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 Americaâs special forcesâfrom a Pulitzer Prizeâwinning reporter
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WINNER OF THE COLORADO BOOK AWARD ⢠âNearly impossible to put down.ââJon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Where Men Win Glory and Into the Wild
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In this âbrilliantly writtenâ (The New York Times Book Review) and startling account, Pulitzer Prizeâwinning 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 âthe forever war.â
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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 heâd stabbed a prisoner in cold blood and taken lethal sniper shots at unarmed civilians. The story of Alphaâs war, both in Iraq and in the shocking trial that followed the menâs accusations, would complicate the SEALsâ 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.
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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.