The Navy SEALs have been fighting terrorists around the world for more than a decade. And for all that time, the Bandito Platoon from SEAL Team Seven has been on continuous combat rotation. Now they have drawn a shipboard assignment off Central America — an easy day. But for a Navy SEAL, the only easy day was yesterday. Act of Valor goes deep into the secret world of today’s most elite and highly trained group of warriors. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the United States, a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitments to country, Team, and their families back home. But each time they accomplish their mission, a new piece of intelligence reveals another shocking twist to the plot, which stretches from Chechnya to the Philippines and from Ukraine to Somalia. The widening operation sends the SEALs across the globe as they track a terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border — where they engage in an epic firefight with potentially unimaginable consequences for America… In a powerful story of global anti-terrorism — inspired by real-life missions — Act of Valor combines stunning combat scenes, up-to-the-minute battlefield technology, and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate in action adventure.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I picked this book up and finished it within 2 days. Clancy really benefits this time from George Galdorisi and Dick Crouch's service in the military, and it shows. Crouch was a top SEAL himself, and Galdorisi (an accomplished author and great writer in his own right) clearly spent a ton of time with SEALs during his storied military career. The little details that Crouch and Galdorisi provide make this story very believable and lend the storyline a lot of credence. The subtle facts here make this Clancy's best.
A lot of military novels have a James Bond-esque air of unbelievability about them, which makes for nice fluff reading on a plane but not for real-life subject matter and stories. Not so this one-- the reader can see how this storyline could unfold at any time. In fact, it probably already has, many times. The biggest beef that I have with Act of Valor is that we will never know just how close this 'novel' is to the truth!
Pick this up -- for your family, your friends, male or female, young or old, blue-stater or red-stater, it doesn't matter. Everyone who reads it will be as enthralled as I was. Spend some time thinking about what our military brethren go through (even in peacetime), and buy one of them a beer next time you see them in uniform. This book is awesome, and I don't read a whole lot of books like this one. I look forward to seeing many more collaborative novels between these three fine authors.
A lot of military novels have a James Bond-esque air of unbelievability about them, which makes for nice fluff reading on a plane but not for real-life subject matter and stories. Not so this one-- the reader can see how this storyline could unfold at any time. In fact, it probably already has, many times. The biggest beef that I have with Act of Valor is that we will never know just how close this 'novel' is to the truth!
Pick this up -- for your family, your friends, male or female, young or old, blue-stater or red-stater, it doesn't matter. Everyone who reads it will be as enthralled as I was. Spend some time thinking about what our military brethren go through (even in peacetime), and buy one of them a beer next time you see them in uniform. This book is awesome, and I don't read a whole lot of books like this one. I look forward to seeing many more collaborative novels between these three fine authors.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By J. Crivelli
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'd been reading about Act of Valor for months.
Since I'm a former Special Ops Plans Officer, I was very interested.
I learned about the book in an article by Dick Couch published in Naval History Magazine, February 2012 (Volume 26, Number 1).
Captain Couch, USN(Retired), was the highest ranking reserve SEAL at the time of his retirement. He is one of the preeminent SOF historians.
Since I've read all of Dick Couch's book, I had to get this one. He adds background and detail to the movie.
BTW - I saw the movie on Sunday and enjoyed it greatly. Most authentic since Blackhawk Down.
Since I'm a former Special Ops Plans Officer, I was very interested.
I learned about the book in an article by Dick Couch published in Naval History Magazine, February 2012 (Volume 26, Number 1).
Captain Couch, USN(Retired), was the highest ranking reserve SEAL at the time of his retirement. He is one of the preeminent SOF historians.
Since I've read all of Dick Couch's book, I had to get this one. He adds background and detail to the movie.
BTW - I saw the movie on Sunday and enjoyed it greatly. Most authentic since Blackhawk Down.
21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Ex Op
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I purchased this book 3 days ago and have just finished reading it - for the SECOND time! Clancy's books are usually fantastic but this one, coming on the heals of the Navy Seals mission to eliminate OBL, takes his novels to another level. This book sounds and reads so real about what is going on right now with America's southern border and extending into Central and South America. I understand that the movie is to be released in February and starring real USN SpecOps Personnel - I hope it is half as good as the book as I am sure it will be. As for Clancy and his knack of getting 'things' right - look to the South, America - this is where the war is going to come from.
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Men of Valor
Acts of Valor...Great story of bravery, courage and sacrifice...I have known and served with DEAL's this story reinforces my memories of those fine men...
Published 15 days ago by andre mccray
5.0 out of 5 stars
love Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy is the best. I love his novels the way he gets into the story he is so descriptive and puts you right at the scene and his main characters the good and the bad are... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Michael Young
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved It!!
I listed to the audio version of this book. I won't go into describing the subject matter of this book, numerous people have already done that in this forum. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark Zablocki
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Book
Very exciting book and I commend the Special Forces. It gave me a renewed sense of patriotism.
Love my country even more now !! Wonderful book....
Love my country even more now !! Wonderful book....
Published 2 months ago by Deborah A. Cramer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Holy crap
I don't shed tears very often. As in 3 times in the last 6 years. The end of this novelization made water come out of my face. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mikal Blayne Copeland
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good read in vein of Clancy novels.
I enjoyed this book and it seemed similar style to Clancy's novels. It's a shorter story than I'm use to in his novels but still a decent read.
Published 2 months ago by Wyoming Eagle
5.0 out of 5 stars
Act of Valor
Great ! ready to re-read it in a few months or sooner. Clancy always has super stories. Can'nt wait for the next book by him
Published 2 months ago by karl
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Great look at the life of the Navy Seals. Didn't much like the ending, but I suppose it was true to life.
Published 2 months ago by Harvey Brehe
3.0 out of 5 stars
No action until the end, too boring
Too many pages and pages of details, no action until the last part of the book. It took me forever to finish it
Published 3 months ago by Xiomara Zamora
5.0 out of 5 stars
The story of a true patriot...
and a prelude to a similar act in Iraq that resulted in a book by the same name. This is about the Seals--so I learned a lot. Read more
Published 3 months ago by P. Husted
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