The Real Team

by Richard Marcinko

Get up close and personal with the real Navy SEALs who inspired the mega-selling Rogue Warrior series! The Real Team spotlights each member, adding depth and greater reality to the persona of the Rogue Warrior. Told in Marcinko's unique first-person voice, readers will learn how and why he chose each of them in order to assemble one of the finest antiterrorist groups in U.S. history.

Genres: Military Fiction, Nonfiction, Military History, Biography, History, Leadership, Memoir

273 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1999

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

[Brent Spurrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book a number of years ago and really enjoyed it. I have roughly 10 or so books by former Navy Seal Cmr. Richard (Dick) Marcinko. This particular book gives a look at the real deal people who are in his "fictional books". Love his writing style, it's raw and it's real. Difficult to put down.

[Vincent Cantoni · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was cool listening to navy seals from seal team 6, tell their stories and use everything they learned from buds and seals and incorporate into their retired life.
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[Tom Weissmuller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the read. Having read some other Rogue Warrior fiction and non-fiction, this book allowed me to understand the personalities that inspired some fictional characters as well as the people who supported the author through some epic challenges.

[John Morse · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the Real Team, Marcinko returns to the same well for a different drink of water. I enjoyed meeting the warriors and learning their stories but the attempt to draw parallels and offer lessons between special operations and the business work fell short.

[Ernest · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this used at the grocery for $3. Pretty good read with views from The Rogue Warrior and other SEAL Team members about how their lives before, during, and after military service. I want to read the other Rogue Warrior books now.

[Diana H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brief look into the lives of some former SEAL team members. Who they were, where they came from, what motivated them, and why they made the decision to serve their country as members of this elite group.

[Joann Lagomarsino · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you have read the Roque Warrior, this is a must read. This is a collection of true stories from the men who served under Marcinko.

[Leslie Godwin]

Includes his team members writings... Same guys that are in a lot of the RW books. Looks ok, not great.

[Greg Oaster · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading about nine of his books, it was nice to meet some of the team members and read their stories. It's nice to put personalities with characters.

[Eric Sandoval · Rating 5 out of 5]

That's why they're the real deal

[Ed · Rating 4 out of 5]

359.9 Biographical sketches of the real Navy Seals who appear as characters in the Rogue Warrior novels.

[Mark Clarkson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read where we get to hear from some of Dick's team mates from their view

[Bobby Daugherty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Marcinko and the plankowners of Team 6 each tell their stories. Cyclops was the most interesting one to me.