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AS A U.S. NAVY SEAL, RICHARD MARCINKO KNEW NO LIMITS -- AS THE ROGUE WARRIOR, HE OBEYS NO RULES!

SpecWar master Richard Marcinko has revealed classified, kill-or-be-killed operations in a series of New York Times bestsellers: Rogue Warrior, his #1 blockbuster autobiography, and four scorching Rogue Warrior novels. Now in an electrifying new adventure, the Rogue Warrior battles an ultra-secret, ultra-lethal military plot.

The Rogue Warrior's taking a flying leap -- a high-altitude jump over the South China Sea. His mission: scuttle a Chinese freighter's cargo of nuclear hardware and it is crack crew of naval commandos. It's a leave-no-tracks, take-no-prisoners operation -- in short, business as usual. But on board Marcinko makes a chilling discovery: a cache of state-of-the-art command and control equipment, all made in the U.S.A. -- and primed for America's destruction!

Marcinko takes his conclusions back to Washington, where he runs into a wall of doublespeak and double deals. But not everyone wants to see America go down the drain. General Tom Crocker, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, unleashes the SEALs of war -- Marcinko and a Pentagon-based unit, SEAL Force Alpha -- to neutralize a international maze of political deceit that begins all too close to home.

The Chinese sense victory. They have a mole in the White House, and five thousand years of military system on their side. But neither the traitor nor all the wisdom of Sun Tzu are prepared for Marcinko and his men. They, after all, live by the Rogue Warrior's Tenth Commandment of SpecWar: "There Are No Rules -- Thou Shalt Win At All Cost."

From Kirkus ReviewsThis fifth in a wildly successful series (Rogue Warrior: Designation Gold, p. 85, etc.) mixing brutal action and high-tech toys doesn't stray far from the formula. Marcinko, himself a former Navy SEAL (a career described in the nonfiction Rogue Warrior, 1992), once again celebrates the adventures of a fictive Richard Marcinko and his lethal, rowdy band of SEALS as they put remunerated to systems purposed at destabilizing America. The villains here are the Red Chinese, who have, with the collusion of a assortment of defeatist and depraved members of the Washington elite, hatched a bizarre system to mainly modest the nation. Marcinko and his team handle, with gusto, both oppositions without and traitors within, using their wits, a staggering array of weapons, and an evident appetite for violence. A slick, streamlined, outrageous but agreeably diverting product. (Author tour) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

ReviewSean Piccoli Washington Times In a field of wanna-bes, Marcinko is the real thing: combat veteran, killer SEAL, specialist in unconventional warfare....

Publishers Weekly Marcinko gives new meaning to the word tough.

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5 of 5 humans found the following review helpful.
Just ONE reason this is better than the frequent Marcinko stuff
By yetep
I've read a lot of Marcinko's books and I have to confess they're starting to bore me. It's the same formula each time; Dick discovers a dirty politician or evil tycoon, has a verbal confrontation with him, goes away, comes back, kills the bad guy's ex-special ops bodyguards, and at last kills the bad guy. Somewhere in there he stops to talk when it comes to the size of his unit (and I don't mean the number of guys on his team). What makes Seal Force Alpha a little dissimilar from the norm is the amount of crusade Marcinko has expended on setting up the enemy this time. The "ex-special ops bodyguards" that he ordinarily chews through without much disturb are genuinely fearsome in this book! They're the Chinese equivalent of SEALs and Marcinko & Weissman genuinely make them seem like they could give Marcinko trouble. The way Marcinko describes his fight in the river and his encounters with the Chinese commander are rather interesting and he manages to throw in galore real surprises. The inclusion of obscure tradecraft details also makes these sequences rather thrilling. It's a good thing they're here, too--the rest of the book ranges from mildly intriguing to downright sloppy (the ending is very rushed). An intermediate Marcinko book with somewhat above intermediate action scenes.

4 of 4 persons found the following review helpful.
Seal Team Alpha Delivers
By John J Carpenter
Marcinko delivers, once again, with Seal Team Alpha. The story picks up where former books have left off, providing the reader a familar style that is as much of an education on tactics and the special operation community, as it is an stimulating story. Marcinko utlizes a writing style that involves the reader in all distinct elements of the plot. Often The author will break into the story to explain something of historical or strategic significance to the plot, this allows even a neophite to the technothriller to feel comfortable and educated regarding an often secretive world. Having read much material relating to the special operations community, I may vouch for the acuracy of the methods, instrumentation and tactics employed in this book. The stories are well crafted and fun to read. Marcinko's "Rouge" humor, even though shocking, is rather entertaining. This is a no holds barred, street fight of a book with no affrighted cows and no end to the action.

3 of 3 persons found the following review helpful.
A great action book. SEAL's are incredible
By A
This is a must read story if you like UDT, BUD's SEAL's or other millitary related topics. The gun descriptions and scheme based story is outstanding. I've also read a heap of of his other books, and they were almost as good. Skipper, if you are reading, here is a one finger salute! I can't wait for your next book.

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