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Summary: This Book Is a Must Read!
Review: Richard Marcinko rocks. In this book, he tells us the story of his life as a Navy Seal. He is what we need more of in today's Navy. You learn the inside scoop of the Navy Seals from a man who helped form it.
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Summary: The incredible autobiography of a real-life warrior.
Review: Rogue Warrior is the autobiography of Richard Marcinko, the founder of the counterterrorism unit SEAL TEAM SIX.
This book details Marcinko's life from Navy SEAL Hell Week at its worst, to Vietnam's darkest jungles, to Red Cell (the baddest of TEAM SIX) staging mock-terrorist attacks on government facilities (and succeeding) to the formation of the world's deadliest couterterrorism unit.
The book, of course, includes true Naval language and real life-or-death encounters, and is not recommeneded for the easily offended or weak of heart.
The New York Times Book Review said Marcinko "makes Arnold Swarzenegger look like Little Lord Fauntleroy", the Kirkus Review called it "the real nitty-gritty, bloody and authentic", and the Los Angeles Times Book Review said "For sheer readability, Rogue Warrior leave(s) Tom Clancy waxed and booby trapped."
If you can take it, the book is INCREDIBLE reading for anyone interested in Navy SEALs or action.
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Summary: This man should run for president!
Review: Having read this book many times now i feel compeled to add a few words of my own. This book should be read by every military officer in the army, if only more people would listen to the views of men like Marcinko then the world would be a far safer place. Yes Marcinko spends a lot of time talking about himself, but once you have read this book you will understand why.This man is a true HERO and today there are far too many people who like to think that they are the real article, well if you want to read a book about a real hero by a real hero then buy this book and turn off the phone, you will not wish to be disturbed. I can only hope that one day i will get a chance to meet this great man and speak to him about his theories of life which he explains so easily in his books. If you haven't read this book, strong message follows, BUY IT NOW!
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Summary: An autobiography from a real American character
Review: This is a great read. Marcinko's style is both literate and rambunctious, and his personality comes through strong; it's almost like he's there telling you these stories in person.You also learn a lot about SpecWar, as Marcinko addresses some of the standard misconceptions about Navy SEALs and describes the reasoning behind the strategies his men use. "Rogue Warrior" offers a fresh if somewhat romanticized view of this important facet of modern warfare, and I this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the subject.
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Summary: Marcinko has captured his remarkable life in living detail.
Review: The autobiographical book, Rogue Warrior, is a book that definitely has the quality that makes you not want to put it down. The book is about the author's life from growing up in the poor and rural coal fields in Pennsylvania to dropping out of high school in the late fifties to join the Navy. After a few years in the Navy and after some prompting from some officers, the author earned his diploma. All the while he was working on graduating high school, Captain Marcinko was a member of the Underwater Demolition Teams, the predecessors to the modern day SEAL teams. During his thirty year stay in the Navy, the author ended up securing three college majors and ascending to the rank of Captain (just on rank below flag rank or otherwise known as Admiral) and designing, equipping, training, and leading the world's most elite anti-terrorist force, SEAL team 6. Not bad for a poor high school dropout. The author truly is a remarkable officer and so is his book. I would not recommend this book for people who are democrats, but I would highly recommend this book for those in the military and those who enjoy the military culture our nation shuns for some reason. Lots and lots of stars.
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Summary: Marcinko, an interesting individual...
Review: Although I wouldn't consider this book to necessarily be a "bad read," there are a few elements of the work that begin to present themselves as overbearing/redundant, Marcinko's overwhelming ego, in particular. I understand that certainly being a SEAL and serving your country in such a capacity can be a rewarding experience, being chosen to head new programs must be an even greater reward, however to what height must you elevate yourself and your ego? After reading a countless number of these types of books, I found this to be the hardest to get through, not because I did not take an interest in what was being recounted, but the sheer fact that I could not force myself to continue to be subjected to Marcinko's arrogance. In my opinion, being an officer is being a leader of character, not arrogance and the utilization of the "f" word to get your way with everything. Marcinko's honesty/integrity also becomes questionable as fellow seal, Capt. Robert Gormly, identifies Marcinko's drafting of his own recommendation to receive the Silver Star, in his work, Combat Swimmer (which I would highly recommend). Where is the integrity, is it lost within the arrogance/ego?
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Summary: One Of My All Time Favorites
Review: I have read this book at least three times, and will read it many more. I can't get enough of it, every time I read it I wish it wouldn't end. It's a very interesting insight not only into Marcinko's life, but the good, bad, and the ugly in the Navy as well.
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Summary: Interesting at least
Review: I doubt Marcinko's version of what he experienced. But his version is, afterall, best for his book (complete with his pretty mug on the cover). Sorry, sailor, but you're a braggart. No wonder you didn't survive the military.
Reader's beware. Marcinko is a typical short-sighted navy drone who can't think farther than he can throw a grenade.
Talented? Yes. Devoted? Certainly. Smart? Um, no.
Even Captain Kirk made it to Admiral before the Enterprise went down.
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Summary: Fun read, but not one to give to your mother!
Review: This is a fun read about the creator of SEAL team six. Marcinko's in your face style is entertaining, however, lots of bad language and lewd comments. Enjoyable for the travels, tough schools and assignments.
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Summary: Of Men and Egos...
Review: Interesting book about a former Navy seal. The author talks about what it was like to be a seal, talks a little bit about his Vietnam experience, including a section in which he describes how he killed somebody. The rest of the book is about some counterterrorist unit that he created and commanded, whose purpose was to wreak havoc on the military to determine its readiness. Mr. Marcinko obviously has an enormous ego and he loves relaying how his counterterrorism unit outsmarted the military. The author wrote numerous sequels to this book that were "fictionalized" accounts of his experience as a counterterrorism expert. A good read, but obviously not great, because I've never had the desire to read one of his sequels.
I will now conclude with my signature hiaku:
Richard Marcinko
Big Beard, Big Arms, Bigger Ego
Can Seals Really Write?
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