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Code Name: Johnny Walker audiobook
- By: Johnny Walker
- Narrator: Peter Ganim
- Category: History, Iraq War (2003-2011), Military
- Length: 10 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: February 11, 2014
- Language: English
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Code Name: Johnny Walker Audiobook Summary
In this unforgettable memoir, the Navy SEALs’ most trusted translator–a man who is credited with saving countless American lives and became a legend in the special-ops community–tells his inspiring story for the first time.
As the insurgency in Iraq intensified following the American invasion, U.S. Navy SEALs were called upon to root terrorists from their lairs. Unsure of the local neighborhoods and unable to speak the local languages, they came to rely on one man to guide them and watch their backs. He was a “terp”–an interpreter–with a job so dangerous they couldn’t even use his real name.
They named him Johnny Walker. They soon called him brother. Over the course of eight years, the Iraqi native traveled around the country with nearly every SEAL and special operations unit deployed there. He went on thousands of missions, saved dozens of SEAL and other American lives, and risked his own daily. Helped to the U.S. by the SEALs he protected, Johnny Walker’s life is so remarkable that his tale reads like fiction. But every word of it is true.
For the first time ever, a “terp” tells what it was like in Iraq during the American invasion and the brutal insurgency that followed. With inside details on SEAL operations and a humane understanding of the tragic price paid by ordinary Iraqis, Code Name: Johnny Walker reveals a side of the war that has never been told before.
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Peter Ganim is the narrator of Code Name: Johnny Walker audiobook that was written by Johnny Walker
After the 2003 invasion of his home country, Iraqi-born "Johnny Walker" applied to become a translator for the U.S. Army. Turned down, out of work, and desperate to feed his family, Johnny was on the verge of despair until one night he interceded in a dispute between some Iraqi women and Ameri-can MPs. Impressed, the MPs arranged to hire him as their interpreter, or "terp." Johnny displayed such talent and incredible courage under fire that several months later an elite unit of Navy SEALs took him under its wing. He quickly became the most sought-after terp in the country, receiving numerous citations and commendations for his work. Credited by SEAL sniper Chris Kyle with saving countless American lives, Johnny spent six years working with SEALs and other special operations forces throughout Iraq, completing more than one thousand missions. After narrowly escaping two attempts on his life, Johnny was helped to the United States by the SEALs in 2009. He and his family currently live in California, where he helps train special operations units.
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Code Name: Johnny Walker Full Details
| Narrator | Peter Ganim |
| Length | 10 hours 30 minutes |
| Author | Johnny Walker |
| Category | |
| Publisher | HarperAudio |
| Release date | February 11, 2014 |
| ISBN | 9780062308740 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Code Name: Johnny Walker is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is History, Iraq War (2003-2011), Military
Additional info
The publisher of the Code Name: Johnny Walker is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062308740.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
Goodreads Reviews
Art
July 26, 2014
I rate this book right up there w/"Three cups of Tea", "Lone Survivor","Kite Runner," "Service," & "Sunrise Over Fallujah" just to name a few.WOW!What a great look at Iraq by a native and one who worked w/the Americans to help rebuild his nation.I cannot imagine what Johnny Walker and his family went through before coming to America.Also great way of looking at What is Good About America and Why people come to America.I liked what he had to say about the average Iraqi person and how things were before Saddam and then after.Also how he looked at his religion or any other religion and What God means to us all.Alot of lessons here to be learned and applied.Must read to me for those who still go over there or those who are going into another Nation.
Rick
June 18, 2014
Very good biography. Kudos to Johnny Walker for having the guts to join the U.S. team and fight to make his country better.Sadly the rest of his countrymen did not follow suit.I got to meet Jim Deflice recently, great authors like this are able to take a warriors thoughts and tell the tale even if they cant. Kudos to Jim for giving Johnny a voice, a story like his needs to be told.
Tracy
September 02, 2016
Absolutely loved listening to this! Fantastic true story about an amazing man. Wish our politicians would listen to this.
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