Webb begins by explaining how important special ops forces and recon teams are to modern warfare. He survived solely because of Webb’s diligent training, and the effort that Webb put into redeveloping the sniper program. He was the only member of his recon team to survive the attack. Luttrell describes facing hundreds of Taliban warriors in the Hindu Kush Mountains in 2005. The Making of a Navy SEAL begins with Luttrell explaining what Webb’s training meant to him, and how Webb is directly responsible for saving his life. Webb trained Luttrell as a sniper, and Luttrell now ranks as one of the finest snipers in the U.S. The book was adapted for a younger audience from Webb’s adult book The Red Circle. It was nominated for the 2018 Evergreen Teen Book Award. Webb describes how he survived military training to later become the Course Manager of the Navy SEAL Sniper Program. The Making of a Navy SEAL: My Story of Surviving the Toughest Challenge and Training the Best (2015) is a work of military nonfiction for young adults by Brandon Webb and Marcus Luttrell.
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