Alpha Audiobook Summary
An “infuriating, fast-paced” (The Washington Post) account of the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon, the startling accusations against their chief, Eddie Gallagher, and the courtroom battle that exposed the dark underbelly of America’s special forces—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter
WINNER OF THE COLORADO BOOK AWARD • “Nearly impossible to put down.”—Jon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Where Men Win Glory and Into the Wild
In this “brilliantly written” (The New York Times Book Review) and startling account, Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times correspondent David Philipps reveals a powerful moral crucible, one that would define the American military during the years of combat that became known as “the forever war.”
When the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon returned from their 2017 deployment to Iraq, a group of them reported their chief, Eddie Gallagher, for war crimes, alleging that he’d stabbed a prisoner in cold blood and taken lethal sniper shots at unarmed civilians. The story of Alpha’s war, both in Iraq and in the shocking trial that followed the men’s accusations, would complicate the SEALs’ post-9/11 hero narrative, turning brothers-in-arms against one another and bringing into stark relief the choice that elite soldiers face between loyalty to their unit and to their country.
One of the great stories written about American special forces, Alpha is by turns a battlefield drama, a courtroom thriller, and a compelling examination of how soldiers define themselves and live with the decisions in the heat of combat.
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Alpha Audiobook Narrator
Andrew Eiden is the narrator of Alpha audiobook that was written by David Philipps
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David Philipps is the author of Alpha
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Alpha Full Details
Narrator | Andrew Eiden |
Length | 15 hours 24 minutes |
Author | David Philipps |
Category | |
Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
Release date | April 28, 2024 |
ISBN | 9780593400012 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Alpha is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: navy seals book, navy seal books, david phillips, eddie gallagher book, donald trump, afghanistan, frogman, hot zone, karma, mosul, american sniper, trident, seal team 6, seal team six, seal team, modern warfare, seal, navy, warrior, brotherhood, code of silence, combat, sniper, special ops, seals, biographies, biography, eddie gallagher, army books, isis, us navy, military books, history books, war books, iraq, special forces, iraq war, war, military, navy seal book, navy seals, navy seal, alpha book, alphas, alpha, afghanistan war books, Biography & Autobiography, Military, History, Military, Iraq War (2003-2011) The BISAC Subject Code is Biography & Autobiography, Military
Additional info
The publisher of the Alpha is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Random House Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9780593400012.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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