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Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs
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Author:
David Philipps
Publisher:
Crown Publishing Group/Penguin Random House LLC
Date:
August 24, 2021
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Philipps uncovers the shocking rise and fall of Eddie Gallagher, the decorated Navy SEAL accused of war crimes during his deployment to Mosul, the fellow SEALs who turned him in, and the court martial that captivated the nation.
What The Reviewers Say
... [a] meticulously assembled and brilliantly written account.
A dogged researcher and gifted writer, Philipps turns the story of Gallagher’s rise, his alleged war crimes and the botched Navy prosecution into an infuriating, fast-paced thriller.
... a serious study of a SEAL unit in crisis as it fought ISIS in Mosul, Iraq.
This disturbing but gripping account by award-winning New York Times correspondent Philipps will appeal to a large audience but few SEAL admirers.
