But this book is supreme in every other respect and needs to be read as part of an overall appreciation of the build up to the action proper in abbotobad. Osama bin laden was killed by robert oneill, the exnavy seal writes. Navy seals book on the bin laden killing shows the real. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden documenting his participation in the raid.
Navy seal who killed bin laden to release a book daily. Matt bissonnette, a former member of navy seal team 6 who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden, agreed on friday to. Navy seal who says he killed bin laden has book deal navy times. Us navy photo the man who claims he was the seal team 6 operator who shot osama bin laden in 2011 has written a new book, and his. What did us forces find on osama bin ladens bookshelf. Bin laden shooter story is fubar, special ops sources say. Exnavy seal robert oneill maintains he singlehandedly killed. Navy seals book on the bin laden killing shows the real reason photos.
Avoid the book seal target geronimo, its full of wrong information. Osama bin laden book by navy seal reveals alqaeda leader. Naval special warfare development group also known as devgru or seal team six. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Robert oneill is the guy who ended up shooting 911 mastermind osama bin laden. Scribner told the associated press on tuesday that robert oneills the operator will be published april 25. Robert james oneill born april 10, 1976 is a former united states navy sailor. The two books you need to read to get the gist of the raid are this one, and no easy day.
Osama bin laden book by navy seal reveals alqaeda leader unarmed and shot in doorway osama bin laden was unarmed when he was shot in the head as he peeked out of his bedroom, according to the. A seal team three snipers true account of the battle of. Oneill, who is best known for firing the shots that killed osama bin laden. This is a fascinating and well written story of men doing difficult things from their initial training to missions abroad and the challenges they face with their families, their friends and with their fellow operators. Bissonnette wrote in no easy day that he was one of the seals who shot bin laden, and he and robert oneill, another former seal team 6 member who claims his shots were the fatal ones, have. The book, the operator by robert oneill, recounts the former navy chiefs career spanning 400 missions, though his role with the elite seal teams raid on bin ladens compound in abbottabad. No single book contains everything worth knowing about what happened. In his book, he does not identify the man who fired the fatal shots at bin laden, referring to him as simply the point man. I have read several books about navy seals and the killing of bin laden. Book on bin laden killing and why photos of the body were. The man who shot bin laden describes raid in new book youtube. Exnavy seal team shooter robert oneill is unwavering in his claim. The operator is the recently published book by navy seal robert j. Bin laden shooter story is fubar, special ops sources say bin laden shooter story is fubar, special ops sources say on tuesday, fox news will air a highlyanticipated documentary about a former.
Book on bin laden killing and why photos of the body were never. Navy seal who killed osama bin laden, has a book deal oneills book the operator will be published on april 25 by scriber oneill is pictured above in ramadi. Bissonnette wrote in no easy day that he was one of the seals who shot bin laden, and he and robert oneill, another former seal team 6. Navy seal and special warfare operator, oneill fired the shots that killed osama bin laden.
Today, alex johnson starts his weekly column delving into unique collections of titles owned by the great, the good and the. The only thing missing from this book are details on the action at the compound itself, which is available in the book no easy day, and the shooter article published in esquire magazine. Oh yeah, and he was also the guy that shot osama bin laden as part of the team that stormed. Osama bin laden, the founder and first leader of the islamist terrorist group, alqaeda, was killed in pakistan on may 2, 2011, shortly after 1. Navy seal and special warfare operator, oneill fired the shots that killed osama bin laden during the raid on his abbottabad compound on may 1, 2011. Firing the shots that killed osama bin laden and my years as a seal team warrior 9781501145032.
Former team six member matt bissonnette, who wrote a bestseller under a pseudonym about shooting bin laden, is about to publish his second book about being a navy seal. In 2012, matt bissonnette, using the pseudonym mark owen, wrote a book called no easy day. The operation, codenamed operation neptune spear, was carried out in a cialed operation with joint. Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits. Firing the shots that killed osama bin laden and my. O neill, who is best known for firing the shots that killed osama bin laden. Former navy seal team six leader rob oneil tells his story of the infamous night usama bin laden was killed in new book vetted by the.