No Easy Day: the firsthand account of the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen -Mark Owen is the Navy Seal credited with being the Seal who killed Osama Bin Laden during the top-secret operation at his compound in Pakistan. Mark is a witty, well-educated, introspective man who pulled no punches when recounting the most fateful day in the 10 year quest to bring the leader of Al Queda to justice.
Mark's story, of course, pivots on that day specifically, but the book does much more than give a blow-by-blow of the raid. Owen explains his own motivation to become a Navy Seal...not just a Seal, but the most elite of the elite. Drive, perserverance, loyalty, and patriotism are on full display throughout his story.
In a day when we as a nation cannot seem to agree on the most basic of ideals of what it means to be an American, Owen reminds us that it was not so long ago that we were much more united than we might recall.
