No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL; The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

New York: Dutton, 2012. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xiii, [3], 316, [2] p. Illustrations (some in color). Confirming Sources. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads Debbie, It's my honor to have served and sacrificed all that I have for great people like you! "One Team, One Fight" Mark Owen. [Autograph confirmed through comparison with other Mark Owen autographs found on line. Matt Bissonette is a former United States Navy SEAL and author of No Easy Day, a book which he wrote using the pen name Mark Owen. The book chronicles his life and military service, but mostly is about his involvement with Operation Neptune Spear. Bissonnette writes that he was present on the third floor of Osama Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad when the terrorist leader was killed. Almost a year after the Bin Laden mission, Bissonette left active duty and began writing No Easy Day with journalist Kevin Maurer. Bissonnette says the book accurately portrays the events of Operation Neptune Spear. Bissonnette stated that most of the proceeds from the book will be donated to families of SEALs killed in action. Bissonnette and his publisher decided to release the book without first submitting it for a United States Department of Defense (DoD) review, which generated much controversy. The DoD claims the book contains classified information, which the book's publisher and Bissonnette deny. It also made the New York Times bestseller list. From Wikipedia: "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden (2012) is a military memoir by "Mark Owen", the pseudonym of a former member of the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) who participated in the mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. The book details Owen's career with DEVGRU, including several combat missions with which he participated with the unit. At least half of the book focuses on Owen's participation in the mission that killed bin Laden. Owen and his publisher's decision to release the book without first submitting it for United States Department of Defense (DoD) review generated controversy. The DoD claims that the book contains classified information, which the book's publisher denies. In late August 2012, advance publicity drove the book to the top of...best-seller lists and led the publisher to release the book on September 4, a week earlier than the originally planned September 11 release date. It also made the New York Times bestseller list." Shortly after the book's announcement, Owen's identity was revealed as Matt Bissonnette; the Department of Defense confirmed that he was the author. For media appearances, including an interview on 60 Minutes, Owen appeared incognito For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments. From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin laden's compound, operator Mark Owen of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group--commonly known as SEAL team Six--has been a part of some of the most memorable special operations in history, as well as countless missions that never made headlines. The author (Owen) was also involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips.