Red Cell [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Richard Marcinko (Author, Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

After winning rave reviews for his thrilling autobiography, Richard Marcinko uses his own experiences to create a novel with himself as the hero in this, his fiction debut. 2 cassettes. .

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

According to Marcinko, following the publication of his bestselling autobiography Rogue Warrior , he was forbidden to reveal any more secrets about SEAL or other defense activities; so he has taken to fiction to continue his story. The novel's cynical, coarse, egotistical, irreverent and bloody hero (also named Dick Marcinko) is involuntarily recalled to his old rank as Navy Captain and ordered to assemble a team of Red Cell SEALs--mavericks in a service known for irregular practices--to stop the sale of American nuclear devices to North Korea and to test the defenses of various military installations. The resulting action boasts high-tech equipment, gory hand-to-hand combat and various forms of mayhem, climaxing in Red Cell's attack on a contraband-filled tanker in the Pacific Ocean. The atmosphere is electric with real weapons and locations, and Marcinko provides copious details of training and planning and accounts of previous missions. The guilty parties here include not only mercenaries of various countries but also high ranking corrupt American politicians; paranoid military conspiracy buffs will find plenty to worry about here. A surefire bet for wannabe soldiers of fortune, this is also a frighteningly plausible scenario of political and military power gone astray.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Marcinko risked autobiography in the best-selling Rogue Warrior ( LJ 2/1/92), but here the founder and first commander of SEAL Team Six, the U.S. Navy's elite counterterrorist unit, and Red Cell, the SEAL team that tests navy security, fictionalizes his experiences--focusing on international smuggling.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Audioworks; Abridged edition (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671582062
• ISBN-13: 978-0671582067
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,665,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ass-ripping, ball jarring fly by the seat of your pants BOOK, June 29, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Cell: Rogue Warrior II (Hardcover): Red Cell (Hardcover)

PLEASE BE WARNED, this is not a book that you will read every now and then over the next few months. This is a book that is guarranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat every second that you hold it in your hands. You WILL HAVE to continue to read this book unitl the very end, because it sucks you into the role, you become, think, and mentally act like Richard Marcinko, a thirty year veteren in the U.S. Navy's elite maritime commandos, and the creator of the Navy's legendary countererrorist unit SEAL TEAM 6. I personally took off a days work in order to read this book from cover to cover and I was not dissappionted at all. After reading this book I went through withdrawal pains waiting for his next book. I vow that if you even read one page of this non stop thriller, you to will become addicted to the unique writng styles of Richard Marcinko and John Weisman. For all of you modern day and wannabe warriors out there, read this book for it is the bible of Special Warfare, it will give you some of the unique mental and physical demands and outlooks of the worlds most deadly fighting force the Navy SEALS!!!! Trust me, just buy the book and enjoy the thing!! Page one of this novel list Richard Marcinkos 10 commandment of SPECWAR nad two of them apply right now to you dear reader, #1thou shalt never assume (This means you, do not assume that this is like any other book for it is not) and #2 Thou hast not to like it- thou hast just to do it (Just buy the book, you will love it

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intrigue, suspense, action. Vintage Marcinko, October 25, 2000

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J-Dog "Jay" (SoCal, U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Cell Rogue Warrior (Mass Market Paperback)

This one picks up shortly after Rogue Warrior ends. However, this is purely fiction. And, I tell you, the detail in which Marcinko gets is absolutely mesmerizing. You're there with ol' Demo Dick and his merry band of marauders as they conduct a number of field exercises intended to show just how fragile the security at some military bases can be. Later, you're dodging bullets alongside Marcinko and his deadly band of SEALS as they storm an oil platform to take down a group of terrorists as ol' Demo Dick can. If you're new to the series, start off with Rogue Warrior, then pick this one up, and keep reading the rest of the Rogue Warrior series. With the exception of Designation Gold, you won't get bored for a single page-turning minute.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Action whether it is true or not, August 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Cell Rogue Warrior (Mass Market Paperback)

Marcinko is a genius in SpecWar. Even his enemies would admit that he is one of the best warriors that the USA has ever produced. Marcinko has lived it, unlike Clancy or Coonts. He is a true warrior. This book and everyone in the Rogue Warrior series proves that he is a professional killer during conflict. If you are a whimp don't read his books, they are not for you. Go read something by Jackie Collins or Steven King.