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Alpha : Eddie Gallagher and the war for the soul of the Navy Seals
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Title
Alpha : Eddie Gallagher and the war for the soul of the Navy Seals / David Philipps.
ISBN
9780593238387
0593238389
9780593238394
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Crown, [2021]
Physical Description
xxvii, 443 pages ; 25 cm
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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
Other formats
Online version: Philipps, David, Alpha New York : Crown, [2021]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 18, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-421) and index.
Contents
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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