The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

Book is excellent but paper quality is little low.

Excellent

If you want to read a book about the SEAL teams, this book is the one. Gives you an insight into the training, the mindset and missions Robert O'Neil went through. His transition to SEAL Team 6 and the mission to put an end to Bin Laden. My impression, after reading this and other retired SEAL Officers accounts is that O'Neil gives much greater credit to other people than most and seeks no glory for himself. Watch him on YouTube, his talks are well worth listening to. Highly recommended read.

The book gives some insight on what life as a Navy SEAL is and, specially what BUDS is about and the authors mindset to live through it. But I think the book has so many shortcommings in terms of the stories told and the language used; cause a book using "good guy vs bad guy" right away screams of propaganda and tells us there was no interest in reaching human depts in the story telling and something as complex as war. Somehting one would expect from the greatest warrios of our generation.I think the greatest shortcomming in this book is how casual and meaningless Rob made it sound to enter and work at ST6, this removes too much credibility to the book, cause its obvious he is not telling us the greatest and more interesting parts of his story, hence it feels again as...propaganda.The book only gets interesting in 3 parts: BUDS, Captain Philips rescue (barely) and the Abotabad raid, the rest leaves you with an uncomfortable incomplete feeling.

I loved reading Andy Mcnab for his inspiring insights on the SAS- and I found Rob O’Neil provides enlightenment on a similar scale for the SEAL teams. I’ve watched all the public appearances I can find and soak up as much of his wisdom was I can. I marvel at the accomplishments of these truly remarkable individuals especially as the media swirls around some of the less enviable events involving the special warfare community.I was hesitant to buy the book thinking perhaps that I’d already “heard it” however the dozens of public appearances I’ve creeped on social media don’t come close to telling the broader story in the same manner that the book does.I think of how many people have been saved from having to make decisions like “jump or burn” because these guys were, are and will be out there being amazing into eternity. This book was an excellent read and whether you’re looking for a few insights on what to expect at BUDS or are seeking inspiration to go out and enjoy some freedom- it will not disappoint.

I should have known, watching Rob O'Neill mature as a public speaker, TV & Radio personality & frequent pundit on major news networks, that if he decided to write a book it would be a gem. I'm actually happy that I underestimated Rob's abilities as a writer because it allowed me to continuously find new reasons to be glad I bought his book in every chapter.The Operator is a very personal story told in a breezy, "This happened", casual and honest way. Throughout, Rob manages to convey, with great humour and a lot of introspection, the oftentimes comical circumstances that led him to join the Navy and begin the long journey that eventually led to him being on the Team that took down Osama Bin Laden in a chilling narrative that is superbly presented. Throughout, Rob manages to remind the reader that it is The Teams, working together, calling on their extensive training, executing the plan, adapting to the situations that arise, that accomplish unimaginable results that all deserve credit for.In the end, you feel like you know the Rob O'Neill family, which includes not just his blood relatives, but the men & women that touched Rob throughout his career that helped shape him into a man who served his country so well, often under extraordinary circumstances.All that, and there is a strong feeling that if you ran into him in an airport somewhere, you might just want to sit down with him and have a beer.A great story, well told.

Consegna velocissima come al solito ( ordinato la sera prima ,arrivato la mattina del giorno dopo ) però il libro arriva leggermente rovinato in copertina... Per il quanto riguarda il libro, ottima visione di quello che è lo stile di vita della F.S. americane , abbastanza semplice da comprendere in quanto l ' autore usa termini semplici. Metto 4 stelle solo per la copertina rovinata