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KBL: Kill Bin Laden Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

John Weisman (Author), Nick Sullivan (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)

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The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling military thriller writer and coauthor of the bestselling Rogue Warrior series goes beyond the headlines and worldwide speculation in this pulse-pounding fictional account of the breathtaking hunt for the world’s most wanted terrorist, Usama Bin Laden....

Some truths are better told in fiction. In this riveting novel drawn from actual events and based on real-life heroes whose identities remain classified - including soldiers, sailors, intelligence operatives, technocrats, analysts, and policymakers - John Weisman fills in the blanks of what may have happened during the hunt and capture of Usama Bin Laden.

Moving from the political battlefields of Washington, D.C., and the secure, seventh-floor suite of the CIA director in Langley, Virginia, to the dusty streets of Peshawar, Lahore, and Abbottabad, Pakistan, to the rough Afghan interior, to the Middle East and western Europe, this fictional narrative brings to life the drama behind SEAL Team 6’s breathtaking raid in which Bin Laden - a.k.a. Crankshaft, a.k.a. al Mas (the Diamond), the ghost, the wraith, the grail for counterterrorists for more than a decade - met his fate.

In the Oval Office, the Pentagon, the CIA, and the State Department, Washington’s power brokers, the president, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Secretary of Defense conduct secret meetings, battle for political supremacy, and make life-and-death choices. Meanwhile, at an anonymous naval installation just south of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Naval Special Warfare Development Group trains in secret for the mission of a lifetime. And at Vallhalla Base, the CIA’s safe house in Abbottabad, dedicated intelligence officers gather intel critical to locating and capturing the elusive Bin Laden.

Listening Length

9 hours and 55 minutes
Author

John Weisman
Narrator

Nick Sullivan
Audible release date

November 15, 2011
Language

English
Publisher

HarperAudio
ASIN

B0067VJ2D2
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	9 hours and 55 minutes
Author	John Weisman
Narrator	Nick Sullivan
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	November 15, 2011
Publisher	HarperAudio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0067VJ2D2
Best Sellers Rank	#245,900 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #483 in Contemporary Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #15,801 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction

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Customers find the story riveting, suspenseful, and historical. They also say the narrative seamlessly blends fact and fiction, making the book exciting, suspenceful, well written, and wild and crazy.

"...John Weisman has written a narrative that seamlessly blends fact and fiction, leaving the reader wondering where the one stops and the other starts...." Read more

"...Even though you know the outcome, John Weisman has written a riveting story. I could not put it down...." Read more

"...The story is very comprehensive, with a lot of detail on the planning and politics of the mission. I highly recommend this book." Read more

"Great story written in terms and language I could understand, since I am not military." Read more

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Customers find the book sufficiently entertaining to overcome the self-inflicted weaknesses.

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"If this not how it happened, it should of been. This is exciting, suspenseful and informing throughout. The characters are real, honest and there...." Read more

"This was a wild and crazy ride. Exciting. John Weisman fictionalized an event the whole world knows; not easy to do...." Read more

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Customers find the pacing of the book galloping and riveting.

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Daniel de Wit

Ripped from the headlines

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2011

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Bottom Line Up Front: I couldn't put this book down. It is simply outstanding.

John Weisman has written a narrative that seamlessly blends fact and fiction, leaving the reader wondering where the one stops and the other starts. He has ripped more than a years worth of headlines from the AfPak conflict (most notably the Raymond Davis saga--upon which he puts an clever spin) to create a story that is fast paced and incredibly realistic. It doesn't matter how much of it is fact and how much is pure fiction. If you want a second by second accouint of what is was like in Abottabad in the early hours of 2 May 2011, it doesn't get any better than this.

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Tom McMurray

Great Reading

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2014

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Had a hard time putting it down, many parts kept you reading. It was very neat how fiction was so close to truth.

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Gideon Reed

Entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2011

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For me regardlesss of the nature or subject of ANY book, it MUST be entertaining.
Sufficiently entertaining to overcome any negatives the book may include, or errors
made by the author.
For me the continual references towards religion/faith/belief were needless and not
a soun d element of the telling of the story.
The shallow and callow of Washington players are easily identified and tend to be fun, if infuriating in their accuracy.
Slow Joe Biden leapt off the pages with his crudity and trademarked stupidity.
HOWEVER,...the book was sufficiently entertaining to overcome the self inflicted weaknesses.
And THAT is good enough for me.
Good enough for a FIVE STAR review.

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Dr. Bubba hisownself

KBL-Kill Bin Laden Rendered Obsolete

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012

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Not a bad read overall, but the publication of "No Easy Day" has relegated "KBL: Kill Bin Laden" to the remainder bin. Why read a fictional tale when you can read a first-hand account of the real deal? Nonetheless, I read KBL with the Kindle app on my iPod and it was like every other ebook I've read - fraught with a variety of typographical, formatting and logical errors. For example, at locations 5919 and 6899 there's a reference to returning to the "logger." This should be the "laager." This sort of error completely disrupts my reading experience, and try though I might I can't help but notice 'em. On balance KBL was consistent with other books of this ilk, and while not the best book I've read, it wasn't the worst.

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ronni j Fitzgerald

KBL: Kill Bin Laden

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2011

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I ordered KBL: Kill Bin Laden to be sent on the printing date and it arrived two days later. What a read! Even though you know the outcome, John Weisman has written a riveting story. I could not put it down. The tension from Charlie Becker, the on-site legless CIA agent posing as a beggar, made it all the more real. The interplay between politicians and career military was interesting and occasionally tongue-in-cheek. I have recomended it to all my friends.

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Athena

KBL

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2014

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Will our generation know the real story? Probably not but Mr Weisman has done a great job in this work. We all want to believe that this is how it went down! Fierce determination that cripples the enemy into shark bait at the end. I would ask the author why he didn't call out the president and SOS by name though? All in all a good read although I would have liked to seen some closure on the home front regarding the family aspect of the warriors sent into harms way. A quick and tidy wrap up to a point made during the book would've made it a true feel good ending.

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Scott T Jacobsen

Great read I could hardly put it down

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020

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The story is really well written, you can tell that John Weisman is well connected and has inside information. The story is very comprehensive, with a lot of detail on the planning and politics of the mission. I highly recommend this book.

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Sadiegirl

Really a Must to Read

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2014

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This is a great book. If you read on kindle you MUST have pen and pad available to note the acronyms and their associated groups/teams/bureaus, etc. There is no glossary at the end of the book but i do understand that if you buy the actual book there is a glossary to refer to, it's just not on the kindle. My only difficulty was remembering what letters stood for what groups and how it related to what was going on in the book. I will reread and have my pen and pad available. I would imagine that this viewpoint is closer to the truth than what we were LED to believe from the media. You'll recognize Hillary (with another name) and the President is only referred to as President.......interesting!

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