The man in the arena : from fighting ISIS to fighting for my freedom
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Washington, DC : Ballast Books, LLC, [2021].
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429 pages : color illustrations (12 pages of plates) ; 24 cm.
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Park County Public Libraries - Lake George Branch (C346) - FICTION | BIO GAL | In Transit |
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Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States.
Gallagher, Eddie, -- 1979- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns -- Iraq -- Mosul.
IS (Organization)
Military discipline -- United States.
Trials (Murder) -- United States.
United States. -- Naval Special Warfare Command. -- Biography.
United States. -- Navy. -- Military life.
War crime trials -- United States.
Gallagher, Eddie, -- 1979- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns -- Iraq -- Mosul.
IS (Organization)
Military discipline -- United States.
Trials (Murder) -- United States.
United States. -- Naval Special Warfare Command. -- Biography.
United States. -- Navy. -- Military life.
War crime trials -- United States.
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Washington, DC : Ballast Books, LLC, [2021].
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English
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On September 11, 2018, Navy SEAL Chief Edward Gallagher--a highly-decorated combat veteran with nine deployments to war zones in Africa, Afghanistan, and Iraq--was arrested for war crimes at the TBI medical clinic where he was receiving treatment. His incarceration was the culmination of a year-long whisper campaign started by a group of disgruntled members of his SEAL platoon after a successful deployment fighting ISIS in Mosul, Iraq. At the end of that deployment, Chief Gallagher was named the #1 chief at SEAL Team 7, put in for a Silver Star for valor on the battlefield, and listed for promotion to Senior Chief. The junior members whom Chief Gallagher had called out for cowardice and ineptitude in combat decided they couldn't let any of those things stand, and escalated minor complaints into false accusations of stabbing a captured ISIS fighter and shooting noncombatants that gained international attention. Despite a corrupt investigation and a deceitful prosecutor who would be removed from the case for spying on defense attorneys, Chief Gallagher was found innocent on all major charges, and freed from prison. While heavily covered in the media, the full story of how this war hero was railroaded and nearly sent to prison for life for crimes he didn't commit has never been told. Chief Gallagher did not testify at his trial, and has spoken in little detail about how this travesty came about. Until now. A shocking, raw, tell-all expose that pulls no punches, and identifies each and every bad actor in this surreal story. Book includes QR codes that link to videos of the accusers' NCIS interviews, trial audio, and text message threads highlighting the plot to take Chief Gallagher down.
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Adult
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gallagher, E., Gallagher, A., & Symonds, A. (2021). The man in the arena: from fighting ISIS to fighting for my freedom . Ballast Books, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gallagher, Eddie, 1979-, Andrea, Gallagher and Andy, Symonds. 2021. The Man in the Arena: From Fighting ISIS to Fighting for My Freedom. Ballast Books, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gallagher, Eddie, 1979-, Andrea, Gallagher and Andy, Symonds. The Man in the Arena: From Fighting ISIS to Fighting for My Freedom Ballast Books, LLC, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gallagher, Eddie, Andrea Gallagher, and Andy Symonds. The Man in the Arena: From Fighting ISIS to Fighting for My Freedom Ballast Books, LLC, 2021.
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