Synopses & Reviews
The New York Times bestselling authors of SEAL Team Six, which “pulses with the grit of a Jerry Bruckheimer production” (The Washington Post), are back in action, bringing the covert operations of the world’s most elite military team to stop a new terror threat from al-Qaeda.When America’s controversial Phoenix Program was buried during the Vietnam War, a new program rose from its ashes: a top-secret Special Operations unit, with a core mission to combat terror wherever they find it. With bin Laden dead, the leaders within al-Qaeda struggle to assume his role at the top, but the president of the United States doesn’t want any of them left to dominate…and that means he has only one choice. But doing what’s needed without political repercussions will take a small team flying under the radar. A team capable of finessing the U.N.’s policies on national sovereignty and acts of war. A team like the Outcasts.
The team’s mission: Take out the seven terror merchants vying to take bin Laden’s place. The team’s status: Expendable. With no official support from their government and no one to rely on but themselves, the Outcasts must track down each target. Hot on the tail of the third, the team starts to close in on a larger plot, one that puts the security of the United States in dangerous jeopardy. The terrorists are threatening American territory once again, and the Outcasts will have to do what SEALs do best: whatever it takes to keep their country safe.
Review
"A fiercely intense novel written from the ultimate insider’s perspective - an elite sniper from the famed SEAL TEAM Six."
--Chris Evans, author of the Iron Elves series
Synopsis
The New York Times bestselling authors of SEAL Team Six, which “pulses with the grit of a Jerry Bruckheimer production” (The Washington Post), are back in action, bringing the covert operations of the world’s most elite military team to stop a new terror threat from al-Qaeda.When America’s controversial Phoenix Program was buried during the Vietnam War, a new program rose from its ashes: a top-secret Special Operations unit, with a core mission to combat terror wherever they find it. With Bin Laden dead, the leaders within al-Qaeda struggle to assume his role at the top, but the president of the United States doesn’t want any of them left to dominate…and that means he has only one choice. But doing what’s needed without political repercussions will take a small team flying under the radar. A team capable of finessing the U.N.’s policies on national sovereignty and acts of war. A team like the Outcasts.
The team’s mission: Take out the seven terror merchants vying to take Bin Laden’s place. The team’s status: Expendable. With no official support from their government and no one to rely on but themselves, the Outcasts must track down each target. Hot on the tail of the third, the team starts to close in on a larger plot, one that puts the security of the United States in dangerous jeopardy. The terrorists are threatening American territory once again, and the Outcasts will have to do what SEALs do best: whatever it takes to keep their country safe.
Synopsis
Authors of the “harrowing” (
Time) and “adrenaline-laced” (
The New York Times) insider memoir
SEAL Team Six, Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin now bring their bestselling talents and hardcore field experience to a riveting novel of a team that covertly defies military code to do what SEALs do best: keep America safe.
They are the Outcasts. Because people don’t want to know what they do. With bin Laden dead and seven al Qaeda members vying to replace him, America requires a team capable of finessing the U.N.’s policies of national sovereignty to take out the would-be terrorist leaders. The quartet of elite SEALs that comprises Tier One, a product of the top-secret Special Op unit Bitter Ash, will eliminate its targets under cover of darkness and with no official support from its government. But hot on the tail of the third target, the Outcasts discover a plot with the U.S. in its crosshairs . . . a threat that will put them to the ultimate test.
About the Author
Dr. Howard E. Wasdin graduated with Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Class 143. He was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart for his valor during the Battle of Mogadishu. He medically retired from the Navy in November 1995 after twelve years of service. He makes his home in Georgia. Visit his website at HowardWasdin.com.Stephen Templin completed Hell Week, qualified as a pistol and rifle expert, and blew up things during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training. He lectured as a tenured university professor in Japan for fourteen years, where he also practiced the martial art aikido. Currently, he lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.