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Mann & the SEAL Team Six "Hunt" Series
Guest Columnist: Elise
Cooper
Don
Mann with Ralph Pezzullo writes a series of novels about
Seal Team Six. These “Hunt” books are based
on a warrior’s point of view. Readers are left
to wonder if it is really fiction since the circumstances
of the mission appear realistic and probable.
It is obvious that the author draws upon his experiences
considering Mann was a member of Seal Team Six for over
eight years and a SEAL for over 17 years. He worked
in countless covert operations, operating from land,
sea, and air, and participated in highly classified
missions all over the globe, including Somalia, Panama,
El Salvador, Colombia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He noted
to blackfive.net, “The stories are based
on small top secret ops where a handful of people participate
in a clandestine covert war behind enemy lines. Everything
we put in our books are things that could happen. I
made sure that all the Seals in the book are based off
of friends of mine who I worked with in the Seal Community.”
The
main character, Tom Crocker, is a patriot who loves
his country and hates the enemy. He is emotionally tied
to his teammates and when one of them dies so does a
part of his soul. He regrets having to leave his wife
and daughter, yet believes the missions take precedence
and is unwilling to retire. What makes the books even
more believable is that Mann includes how the spouses
of the Seals must endure long absences, being single
moms, and being alone, which leads many times to
divorce.
Recently
published is the fourth book, Hunt the Jackal,
and the fifth book, Hunt The Fox. The authors
over several books focus on either Islamic terrorists
or the drug cartels. The former has Crocker and team
sent into Mexico to hunt down a dangerous cartel that
has kidnapped a Senator’s wife and child. The
latter has the Seal Team Six sent to Syria to secure
canisters of Sarin before they fall into the wrong hands.
Mann
is hoping that readers will get a feel for what the
Seals must go through. He emphasized his belief with
the quote in Hunt The Jackal, “Aren’t
the terrorists we fight against the same as thieves
who are trying to steal our freedoms and liberties?”
He directly noted to blackfive.net, “Before the
War on Terror there were obvious enemies and threats.
Arab terrorist groups like ISIS and the drug cartels
use the same tactics: thriving on chaos, beheading,
and cowardly putting innocent women and children into
the conflict.”
Similar
to Dalton Fury who writes Delta Force thrillers Mann
and Pezzullo created a series of stories surrounding
Seal Team Six. The “Hunt” series allows
readers to get a glimpse on the missions and experiences
of America’s elite fighting force. They give real
insight into the hurdles, practices, and lives of this
band of warriors regarding black-op missions.
The
Series
SEAL
Team Six: Hunt the Fox
SEAL Team Six: Hunt the Falcon
SEAL Team Six: Hunt the Jackal
SEAL Team Six: Hunt the Scorpion [audio
review]
SEAL Team Six: Hunt the Wolf
Nonfiction
titles by Don Mann
How
to Become a Navy SEAL
Inside SEAL Team Six: My Life and Missions with America’s
Elite Warriors
The U.S. Navy SEAL Survival Handbook
Don
Mann's Website: www.usfrogmann.com/
Hachette Books: www.hachettebookgroup.com/authors/don-mann
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