Roughneck Nine-One

The Extraordinary Story of a Special Forces A-Team at War

De: Frank Antenori, Hans Halberstadt

Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor

On April 6, 2003, 26 Green Berets, including those of Sergeant First Class Frank Antenori's Special Forces A-Team (call sign Roughneck Nine One), fought a vastly superior force at a remote crossroads near the village of Debecka, Iraq. The enemy unit had battle tanks and 150 well-trained, well-equipped, and well-commanded soldiers. The Green Berets stopped the enemy advance, then fought them until only a handful of Iraqi survivors finally fled the battlefield.

In the process, the Nine One encountered hordes of members of the news media. And at the peak of the fight, a US Navy F-14 dropped a 500-pound bomb into the middle of a group of supporting Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, killing and wounding dozens.

Roughneck Nine One is the never-before-told, unsanitized story of the fight for the crossroads at Debecka, and a unique inside look at a Special Forces A-team as it recruits and organizes, trains for combat, and eventually fights a battle against a huge opposing force.

©2006 Frank Antenori and Hans Halberstadt (P)2006 Tantor Media, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"...Antenori's memoir offers a gritty inside look at a Special Forces team at war." (Publishers Weekly)
"A notable contribution to the literature on both the Iraq war and the capabilities of special-ops units." (Booklist)

Excellent in all ways!

I really enjoyed this book. I listen to a lot of these: and this keeps you engaged with the story and action!
For the first time I understood what happened during the Iraq war and the battle discussed here. I was on the edge of my seat with the first hand under the helmet look at the action as it unfolded. I was engaged throughout the battle, including having to catch myself swearing at command and control for the usual BS.
The audible reading was realistic enough to feel as though I was there. Thank you- I don’t usually write these reviews. This book deserves it.

Interesting story.

This was a very interesting story. Unfortunately the narrator was not the right person to read this book. The narrator does a good job of clearly reading the story, but his voice did not match the drama of what he was reading. I didn’t want to finish listening.

An honest, respectful, professional account.

This was an honest and tough account, in the most respectful of ways. I really enjoyed hearing this story served up honestly and professionally.

Awsome Book

Just got done listing to Roughneck Nine-One,
Awesome Book! This is one of the best well written military books I have listened to. Go USA, GO S.F!

Lots of technical detail.

I liked the book, but I got lost in the details related to equipment. It was interesting for a while, but got bored with listening to it after a while.