Richard marcinko books list of books by author richard marcinko. Rogue warrior is a series of autobiographical and later fictional novels written by richard marcinko, alongside coauthors jim defelice and john wieisman. The rogue warrior, richard marcinko, goes to the far east to uncover hidden nuclear weapons in north korea, and has a few runins with the russian mob along the way. Vengeance rogue warrior series by richard marcinko nook. Weisman, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rogue warrior, his bestselling autobiography, set the stage for his bestselling rogue warrior novel series, coauthored with john weisman and jim defelice. Starting with vengeance, the series is coauthored by jim defelice if you like rogue warrior books, youll love. Marcinko was the founder of seal team 6, and went on to become a popular author and public speaker. Back from selfimposed exile, during which he recommitted himself to the cause, and with a brandnew team of operatives straining at the leash, the rogue warrior has entered a. He has also worked as a radio military consultant, talk show host and motivational speaker. After retiring from the united states navy, he became an author, radio talk show host. A brilliant virtuoso of violence, richard marcinko rose through navy ranks to create.
Seal team six creatorcommander richard marcinko on bin. After attending admiral farragut academy in toms river, new jersey, he enlisted in the us navy in 1958 and worked as a teletype operator at the naval air station in naples, italy, but after some difficulty, he eventually worked his way into the na. This new enemy does not fight or think like any enemy we have encountered. When the daughter of a retired navy seal is kidnapped and held for ransom in mexico, rogue warrior richard marcinko and his band of red cell. What is the general opinion among members of the seal and. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. If you like richard marcinko books, youll love stephen coonts. Rogue warrior book by richard marcinko official publisher. The unit was also known as opo6d which had been organized to attempt to infiltrate and otherwise test. The first book in this series, rogue warrior, is a nonfiction autobiography of richard marcinko.
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Richard dick marcinko born november 21, 1940 is a retired u. Following his military career, marcinko wrote an autobiography entitled rogue warrior, which spawned a fictional series featuring him as the main character. He served two tours in vietnam as a seal and is a highly decorated formerspecial operations forces commander. I went on to read the rest of the red cell fiction series and the previous nonfiction rogue warrior, along with some of marcinkos other nonfiction works. Career after enlisting in the united states navy in 1958, marcinko worked as a teletype operator at naval support activity. Richard marcinko inside story on the topsecret seal team. Richard marcinko is best known for the longrunning rogue warrior series of novels that he has been writing since 1992. Commander richard marcinko of the series of rogue warrior books is a vietnam veteran, graduate of the underwater demolitions trainingnavy seal. Richard marcinko retired from the navy as a full commander after more than thirty years of service. Richard marcinko speakers bureau and booking agent info. See all books authored by richard marcinko, including rogue warrior, and red cell, and more on. He currently lives in the alexandria, virginia, area, where he is ceo of sos temps inc.
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He was the first commanding officer of seal team six and red cell. He rose from the ranks to command one of the most elite counterterrorist units, seal team six, and his courage and zeal on hairraising missions earned him a worldwide reputation. Armed with irreverent wit and a fully loaded submachine gun, marcinkos. Richard marcinko books list of books by author richard. Shop the latest titles by marcinko,richard at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Nov 19, 2009 richard marcinko retired from the navy as a full commander after more than thirty years of service. After retiring from the united states navy, he became an author, radio talk show host, military consultant, and motivational.
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