Browse Subject Headings
Haunted by Heroes : Honoring SEAL Team 6, Extortion 17, and the Fearless Operators Who Didn't Come Home
Haunted by Heroes : Honoring SEAL Team 6, Extortion 17, and the Fearless Operators Who Didn't Come Home
Click to enlarge
Author(s): Blehm, Eric
ISBN No.: 9781971678191
Pages: 265
Year: 202608
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 41.99
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (Forthcoming)

Hauntedby Heroes is the powerfulfollow-up tothe New York Times bestseller Fearless, revealing theuntoldstories behind the story while honoring fallenSEAL Team 6 warriors whosevoices still echo fromthe battlefield and beyond. In May 2011,justdays before SEAL Team 6's daring raid into Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden, New York Times bestselling author Eric Blehm was approached towritethe story of an unknown Navy SEAL from the top-secret unit.His namewas Adam Brown, andaccording to a teammate, he was ".the one SEAL from our command who deserves a book." What began asthebiography of an extraordinary lifebecameanunexpecteddeep dive intoabrotherhood ofelite warriors. Guardedly,Adam's SEAL teammates led Blehminto their hidden world--not to tell their own stories but to honor their fallen brother andfulfillhis final request: that his full story be told. Nothisheroics but hisaddiction,hisfailures, andthelong, hard road to redemption. From remote training grounds in Alaska to the backrooms and coastline of Virginia Beach, thesemenshared with Blehm the reality of their profession: maritime hostage rescues, knife fights with pirates,and high-risk missions targeting the world's most dangerous enemies.


Above all,theysharedwhatit means to be a protector, to confront evil with violence . then returnhometo ordinary life, mowing the lawn and lightingcandles on a birthday cake in a room full of toddlers. Seven weeks later,nearly allof the menfrom Adam's squadronwho shared their memorieswith Blehmwerecalled back into action. Without hesitation, they boarded aCH-47 Chinook helicopter--call signExtortion 17 -- and rushed into battle to reinforcetroops engaged with the enemy in the Tangi Valley of Afghanistan. Minutes later, an enemy rocket struck the aircraft.All thirty-eight aboard were killed. In the wake of thattragedy, Adam'sstory-- Fearless --was released and went on totouch the hearts ofmillionsofreaders around the world.But for Blehm, the story did not end there.


Themen who hadfought so hard to bring Adam home and to preservehis legacy had stories of their own--stories left untold. Unfinished. A raw and gritty memorialwrapped inside a heartrendingmemoir, Haunted by Heroes returns to those men, honoring their lives,theirsacrifice, and the brotherhood that bound themtogether,ensuringthat their voices, like Adam's,will not be forgotten.


To be able to view the table of contents for this publication then please subscribe by clicking the button below...
To be able to view the full description for this publication then please subscribe by clicking the button below...
Browse Subject Headings