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.

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loved it

great read love hearing Brandon Webb preface chapter in his own voice. the author was outstanding as well. great stories.

The is an exciting read by the narrator & author

What made the experience of listening to The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen the most enjoyable?

This book has a lot to offer! Sound effects, comments by the author prior to each chapter! You definitely miss out if you just "read" the book. This is what audiobooks needs to evolve into!

GREAT!

Very well done. Lots of detail. LOVE the extras & insights. More audio books should add these. Very interesting story!

Really great format!

The authors content before each chapter was excellent and unexpected. Really made a difference for me! Beating able to listen to him speak made it way more interesting.
I hope to see more audio books using this format.

absolutely loved it

was an excellent journey, would recommend for anyone who is interested in the seals or snipers, reminds me of my days in the military

Great story about a warrior who trained other warriors

This is a wonderful tale from a man could’ve ended up going down the wrong path, but instead decided to allow himself to train to the highest of capabilities as a warrior. And then he embark upon training himself to be a better teacher, so that he could then train the next generation of warriors. I particularly love the fact that he is humble and quite frank about the struggles that he went through along the way.

Thank you!!

What made the experience of listening to The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen the most enjoyable?

In-site and author's notes before EACH chapter, plus other items not in printed version.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Webb, first hand accounts of his deployments and life.

Any additional comments?

Thanks for opening up, and taking time to put this book together!

Good book, just not the best.

Any additional comments?

This was a good book, especially if you like these kind of books. The reader sounded a little soft to me. He was good, its just when I heard his voice he didn't sound the way I imagine a Navy SEAL to sound. That could just be me though. The "story" was good but there were some times when I would lose interest and not turn it on for a day or two. Overall, I am glad I listened to it. It was interesting just (not all the time) and informative. I would recommend this to others.

Thank you for your service AND this book!

Brandon Webb describes his life with just enough detail to keep the reader engaged without over doing it and loosing the reader. The extras in the audio book are priceless.

And as Brandon says in the book, "Don't judge a book by it's cover.".

Having read the work Chris Kyle and Marcus Lutrell, Brandon Webb fills in some of the blanks in the training that these incredible soldiers/heroes must undertake.

Insightful look into the world of spec ops

A biographical scetch of a modern warrior. Entertaining yet sprinkled with the cold hard facts of war.