The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen

By: Brandon Webb, John David Mann

Narrated by: Jon Bailey

Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

Before he could forge a band of elite warriors ... he had to become one himself.

Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations to his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, The Red Circle provides a rare and riveting look at the inner workings of the U.S. military through the eyes of a covert operations specialist.

Yet it is Webb's distinguished second career as a lead instructor for the shadowy "sniper cell" and Course Manager of the Navy SEAL Sniper Program that trained some of America's finest and deadliest warriors - including Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kyle - that makes his story so compelling. Luttrell credits Webb's training with his own survival during the ill-fated 2005 Operation Redwing in Afghanistan.

Kyle went on to become the U.S. military's top marksman, with more than 150 confirmed kills.

From a candid chronicle of his student days, going through the sniper course himself, to his hair-raising close calls with Taliban and al Qaeda forces in the northern Afghanistan wilderness, to his vivid account of designing new sniper standards and training some of the most accomplished snipers of the 21st century, Webb provides a rare look at the making of the Special Operations warriors who are at the forefront of today's military.

Explosive, revealing, and intelligent, The Red Circle provides a uniquely personal glimpse into one of the most challenging and secretive military training courses in the world.

A portion of proceeds from this book will go towards The Red Circle Charitable Foundation, which helps families of fallen Special Operations Warriors.

About the authors:

Brandon Webb is a former U.S. Navy SEAL; his last assignment with the SEALs was Course Manager for the elite SEAL Sniper Course, where he was instrumental in developing new curricula that trained some of the most accomplished snipers of the 21st century. Webb has received numerous distinguished service awards, including the Presidential Unit Citation and the Navy Commendation Medal with a "V" for "Valor", for his platoon's deployment to Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks. He is editor for Military.com's blog Kit Up, SOFREP's Editor in Chief, and a frequent national media commentator on snipers and related Special Operations Forces military issues.

John David Mann, who collaborated with Webb in writing The Red Circle, is an award-winning author whose titles include the New York Times best seller Flash Foresight and the international best seller The Go-Giver.

Download the accompanying reference guide.

©2012 Brandon Webb (P)2012 Brandon Webb

Finest Details

True example of Excellence in action.
Highly recommend listen. I have hardback and Audio is MUCH MORE!
MORE inside stories.
Must have in your library if you are a Leader, Trainer, or desire to just be damn better.

Great story and I could listen to it over and over

Would you listen to The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen again? Why?

I would definitely listen to this book multiple times. The story is great and definitely makes you want to sit in the car and keep listening. Each specific section was interesting and really awesome to see it from an Operators perspective. I also liked the extra stories at the end of the book.

Any additional comments?

I think that if you are going to read a military book, you should at least know how to pronounce the common military jargon. He kept saying BUDS as B, U, D, S... or Helo as hello, among other jargon that was just so distracting every time it was said.

Great book

Alot of good things in here on good leadership..And some not so good leadership.
Also really enjoyed the extra chapters

Excellent

Excellent book, well written. Very well told stories and give the listener a great inside view of Seal service.

Best audio book I've listened to.

Amazing. Can't put it into any other words. Just buy it and listen and enjoy. Thank you Mr. Web for all you've done to protect our liberty and for this book.

Great book. Very insightful.

Love how the author introduced each chapter from his own perspective. This was one my favorite parts of the book.

Narrator was lacking, but story makes up for it

I was apprehensive when seeing all of the other reviews, and thought I should hold off and just buy the actual book. I'm glad I did get the audiobook, though.

In spite of some errors in terminology by the narrator, the story makes it worth buying. I loved the prefaces for each chapter by the author, Brandon Webb, where he added some good detail. I would recommend this book, in spite of the narration errors.

Highly recommended.

More than I expected. Thanks Brandon for your service to our country. Another big thanks to all the men and women that we never hear of.
Highly recommended.

Entertaining! Could use some more work.

Entertaining! It does not get much better than SEAL stories and opinions. However, on audible the sequence in which the story is told has spoilers due to the orther in which it is told. This harmed the unraveling of the story development. Beyond that, insightful, funny and inspirational.

Unbelievable

Hands down the best book I've ever read or listened to. I'd recommend to anyone.