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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©2012 Brandon Webb (P)2012 Brandon Webb

WOW! A truly exemplary recounting

of what America is fortunate to call a native son. In my top 5 all time books

Beat book I have listened to so far this year!

I really liked and enjoyed the author's commentary before each chapter. I listen to the entire book in two days why working.

Kept getting better and better

If you could sum up The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen in three words, what would they be?

Was always interesting

Who was your favorite character and why?

Of course Brandon Webb. I enjoyed his monologue at the beginning of each chapter.

Which scene was your favorite?

Not one in particular

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If I had the time but I didn't

Loved it. Better than expected

The story was better than I expected. I really enjoyed hearing about the background of the author. Truly a great warrior

So good.

If you could sum up The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen in three words, what would they be?

Just really good!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Webb you fucking piece of shit! LOL. If you read the book you will understand.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The story of Brandon's BUDS training, is really funny.

Any additional comments?

Just buy it. Either you will hate or love.

The narrator needs to go back to school

Great story but one of the worst, most inarticulate, poor narrators I have ever heard. His inability to say simple words and robot like tone make for a very hard listen.

Epic rain storm in California. the book was awsome

The story was fast passed and easy to follow.
Lots of easy to follow explanations of tech data.

phenomenal book

phenomenal book. great one to read and find out what truli happens behind the curtains

Phenomenal

I love this book. It was amazing and told well. Thank you for the opportunity to hear this.

The best book

If you get one book let et be this one
Great read on long drive