Seals Strategic Warfare Operation Hangman [Mass Market Paperback]

Mike Martell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 2000 | Series: Seals Strategic Warfare

Point four SEALs at an enemy --
then pull the trigger...

The Briefing: A CIA spook in pinstrips lay out the scenario -- and the SEALs are his: a deadly quarter of America's best, handpicked for the frontlines in the war against terrorism.

The Preparation: Every contingency is planned for. There can be no mistakes in the life-or-death, clockwork completion of a multi-phase operation half a world away. Failure is not an option.

The Plan: To fight terror with terror.

The Mission: Infiltrate a hostile terrorist training camp. Destroy a shipping lane. Disrupt the transfer of terrorist monies. Free a captive spy. Strike hard and fast and deadly with all the firepower they can carry to achieve the ultimate goal: the termination of the world's most dangerous, elusive, and well-protected madman.

The time is now...
Seals Strategic Warfare
Operation Hangman

An electrifying novel of covert warfare that authentically re-creates a top secret SEALs op, from inception through preparation to the bloody confrontation, complete with maps, weapon illustrations, and briefings.

This is the story of how the work gets done... and done right.

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About the Author

Mike Martell took up writing after retiring from active service in the military. He lives in Tennessee.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (July 3, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380808277
• ISBN-13: 978-0380808274
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,832,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Easy in, easy out....easy reading.., December 5, 2000

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Sam Jones "RoninExec" (Enghien les Bains France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seals Strategic Warfare Operation Hangman (Mass Market Paperback)

Martell's piece is a good way to kill a few hours on a flight between Vienna and New-York. The lay-out makes you believe you are actualy reading SEAL mission real paperwork. The different missions covered, which lead to the final assignment, are well done, and for the average, weapon-unfamiliar person, rather precise. Not totally accurate, but precise.

The drawback comes when by mid-book, the reader has more or less lost track of what the book is all about. Besides, all goes well for these SEAL guys. I doubt real missions go as smoothly as the book's ones; This special ops unit is definitely good at planning, but THAT good makes it slightly too..."Hollywoodesque"!

Pictures instead of drawings might have helped as well.

Overall, a good reading for anyone having interest in this military, counterterrorism warfare business, and definitely a must-read for the Special Op Wannabee.

Does not grant a second burst for everybody else.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Potential, August 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Seals Strategic Warfare Operation Hangman (Mass Market Paperback)

This book and series has real potential. I liked the missions and the layout of the book. The briefing and maps included were good. The part where it fell through was the weapons and gear. The M4/M203 were called M16 and the SEALs used Uzi's instead of the standard MP5N for CQB work. This took from the realism of the book. If the author could fix this and add more detail and research to the weapons and gear (LBVs, radios, SATCOM, and other bits of gear), then this will be a great series. Looking forward to the next one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Navy Seal reader, July 7, 2000

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Cathy (Ft. Worth, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seals Strategic Warfare Operation Hangman (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was really good. It focuses on several missions instead of one. The 4 main characters are easy to like and root for. Plenty of action. Looks like it will be a good new series in the Navy Seals area.