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Tough Rugged Bastards: A Memoir of a Life in Marine Special Operations Audiobook, by John A. Dailey Play Audiobook Sample

Tough Rugged Bastards: A Memoir of a Life in Marine Special Operations Audiobook

Tough Rugged Bastards: A Memoir of a Life in Marine Special Operations Audiobook, by John A. Dailey Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Tom Beyer Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2024 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798855593044

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

20

Longest Chapter Length:

36:36 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:16 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

27:58 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Following the 9/11 attacks, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed the Marine Corps to establish a unit that would answer to US Special Operations Command. The eighty-six-man "Detachment One" was formed with a two-year charter to train and deploy as a "proof-of-concept" to assess the viability of a larger Marine Special Operations contribution in support of the Global War on Terror.

For such a departure from the norm, a special leader was needed. The Commanding Officer—Colonel Robert J. Coates, a Marine Force Recon legend—was given his pick of personnel. One of the four team leaders he selected was Gunnery Sergeant John A. Dailey.

These men built a unit from nothing, trained for unknown missions in an unknown location, and deployed amid controversy and skepticism. Once in Iraq, they were dubbed "Task Unit Raider" and quickly won over the naysayers who doubted the Marine's ability to operate successfully.

This book tells Dailey's story of the creation, training, and volatile 2004 Iraq deployment of Task Unit Raider that led to the creation of the Marine Forces Special Operations Command. Det-1 served as the bridge between the Raiders of WWII and the Marine Raiders of today.

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