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Alpha : Eddie Gallagher and the war for the soul of the Navy Seals / David Philipps.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
By official accounts, the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon returned as heroes after their 2017 deployment to Mosul. But within the platoon a different war raged. Even as Alpha's chief, Eddie Gallagher, was being honored by the Navy for his leadership, several of his men were preparing to report him for war crimes, alleging that he'd stabbed a prisoner in cold blood and taken lethal sniper shots at unarmed civilians. Some in his platoon saw Gallagher as a man who appeared to be coming unhinged after multiple deployments in America's forever wars. Philipps reveals the story of a group of special operators caught in a moral crucible: should they uphold their oath and turn in their chief, or honor the SEALs' unwritten code of silence? -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593238387
- ISBN: 0593238389
- Physical Description: xxvii, 443 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2021]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-421) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Chief Gallagher -- Alpha Platoon -- Mosul -- American sniper -- Pirates -- The captive -- Man down -- The Towers -- Bad targets -- Loyalty -- Special agents -- Immunity -- Andrea's war -- A jury of peers -- The woodshed -- The fighter -- The verdict -- Frag radius -- Frogmen. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albright Memorial Library | 92 GALLAGH (Text) | 50686016100401 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | 956.7044 P552a (Text) | 85131001773747 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Dover Area Community Library | Adults 956.7 PHI Nonfiction (Text) | 34217000882290 | Adult Area | Available | - |
| Parkland Community Library | 956.7044 PHI (Text) | 34422007229129 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pottsville Free Public Library | 920.71 G135p (Text)
Memorial:
Presented by Marguerite Yourshaw in memory of Joseph Yourshaw
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30003009066968 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Reading Public Library RPL - Main | Bio Gallagher, E (Text) | 33223008709254 | Biography | Available | - |
| Allentown Public Library | 956.7044 PHIL (Text) | 34455006830588 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 956.704 (Text) | 33062009530230 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | 956.704 P552a (Text) | 31901004538064 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
