Detachment Bravo

Rogue Warrior #9

by Richard Marcinko

In "Echo Platoon," the Rogue Warrior blazed a path of vengeance across the Middle East. In "Option Delta," he took out a German super-terrorist armed with stolen nukes. Now, the "New York Times" bestselling SEAL commando of eight explosive thrillers must pay for his success. The price: exile inside the lethal world of Irish Republican Army terrorists -- the battle no one else will touch. Relegated to head up a special ops organization made up of Brits, SEALS, spies, and NSA operatives, the Rogue Warrior is on the hunt for a high-tech hired army launched by two self-financed, new-generation terrorists. This murderous wing of the IRA is waging its own vicious little war -- smashing the Good Friday Peace Accord and killing a half dozen American and British CEOs. Refusing to be contained to Irish turf, their next planned assault promises to stun the world. Marcinko and his merry band are determined to stop them, but there are a few unknowns: they don't know the target, they don't know the date, and they don't know where the terror is going down.

From top-secret diplomatic tunnels beneath London to the high seas off the Azores, "Detachment Bravo" is a fast-paced, furious, in-your-face adventure...just what the Rogue Warrior was made for.

Genres: Military Fiction, Fiction, Adventure, Action, War

3 pages, Audio CD

First published May 28, 2001

About the author

Richard Marcinko is the author of the Rogue Warrior thrillers and is a living, breathing hero honored with the silver star and four bronze stars for valor, along with two Navy Commendation medals and other honors. After serving in Vietnam, he went on to start and command SEAL Team 6, the Navy's anti-terrorist group, and Red Cell, a high-level anti-terrorist unit. Marcinko keeps his hand in the field as the president of a private international security company and now lives in Warrington, Virginia.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/richar...

Reviews

[Muhammad Sutton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not the best book Marcinko has ever written, or maybe I am just getting a bit too old to read these types of books. I found it very difficult to get through this book because it was just too predictable. It seems that a lot of the books Marcinko has written follow a very specific pattern, and this book was no different.

[Kenneth Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

[Ed · Rating 3 out of 5]

#9 in the Rogue Warrior series. Final entry co-written by John Weisman.

Rogue Warrior series - Capt. Dick Marcinko, a Navy SEAL black ops specialist, teams with British SAS special ops Brig. Mick Owen and a select few men to stop a London bombing by an IRA splinter group. Too many screw-ups endanger the mission, cause a big PR snafu and land Mick and Dick in hot water with their bosses. Then they're assigned to track another splinter group, the Green Hand Defenders, who are brewing a plot to kill huge numbers of U.S. and British citizens in one hit. Snubbing the higher-ups, Mick and Dick follow a lead to Argentina, where Dick abuses an old nemesis who's now a CIA station chief when the man rejects Dick's warning of an attack on the American Embassy. After word gets out, the boys find themselves persona non grata in their own agencies, but remain committed to finishing their jobs any way they can. The ensuing roughshod romp over land and sea is a military vigilante's fantasy.

[Scott]

I give this book zero stars. This book was just plain terrible. I only finished it because I was hoping that there would be some redeeming value to it. There was not. Everything about it is fake. That that would not be bad if it was a fantasy, but it is supposed to be realistic story. There is nothing realistic about this book. I will never read a Richard Marcinko book again. It was a complete waste of time to read.

[Lou · Rating 4 out of 5]

And The Rogue Warrior is back. This time on the trail of two Irish terrorists bent on destruction. But part of his chase lands him in hot water because he "went off the map". However, he is exacting Rogue Warrior revenge for the killing of one of his friends (who was also part of his Rogue Warrior team).

A real page turner!

[Christian D. D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fun-filled Rogue Warrior adventure, packed with action, humor, and international intrigue. The "Death, Pain, and Sufferin'" quote in priceless. This is actually my second time reading it (having first done so upon its initial release in 2001).

[Mike Grady · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another adventure from Richard Marcinko - this storyline dealing with Irish terrorists branching out and targeting Americans. I wanted to rate it 3.5 stars, so settled on 3.

A quick read with a satisfying ending.

[William Hines · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good story by Demo Dick

Detachment Bravo is another good story by Marcinko. Solid character build out with lots of realistic action.

I've read about 8 of Marcinko's books and Detachment Bravo is another solid story.

[John F. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding Warriordom!

The Rogue Warrior showed off his strengths as a Navy SEAL! He also manifested some weaknesses and a couple of legitimate "brain farts." Excellent story! Great team work! I highly recommend this book to you. Enjoy!

[Daelith]

Gave up on page 170.

[Dale · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find it funny that I enjoy the Marcinko books so much. Each book is very similar to the next, but I still find them fun to read. This is not high literature, but definitely one hell of a good read.

[Greg Oaster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another well written book by the warrior. I liked the Ira angle in this novel. Interesting in this book that mr. Murphy didn't show his ugly mug much. I'm dick and the boys appreciated it.

[Richard]

Autographed by the author.

[John Kirkwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't give Marcinko less than four stars while he's still alive. I look at his books as kind of like an oasis after a bunch of more serious reads. I like to dive into a Marcinko, I always learn something, I'm always entertained. It's not quite the cracker in between the glasses of wine at a tasting, it's more like a shot of Bombay Sapphire after the cracker.