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The Red Circle-A Memoir

The Red Circle is the true story of Brandon’s experiences leading up to the US Navy SEAL Teams and his work as the US Naval Special Warfare (Navy SEAL) Sniper Course as the head instructor (Course Manager). Starting with his colorful childhood growing up in a seafaring family, Brandon’s story continues through his grueling training at BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) and in Naval Special Operations. It takes us through his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan and his distinguished career designing new post-9/11 sniper training courses, to his employment with the operational branch of a three-letter US intelligence agency, concluding with his transition to the life of a private entrepreneur. In the process, the book provides a rare and personal look at the inner workings of the US military through the eyes of a US Navy SEAL.

At the age of 16, Brandon Webb had a fight with his dad that got him thrown out of the house—only in his case, “the house” happened to be a small boat anchored off Tahiti. As a teenager who lacked even a driver’s license, negotiating the 6,000 miles back to California was the beginning of a journey that would ultimately lead to a distinguished career on the harrowing frontiers of post-modern warfare.

Surrounded by friends whose lives drifted between surfing and crystal meth, Brandon elected to join the Navy, where he trained initially as an Aircrew Search & Rescue Swimmer and eventually as a US Navy SEAL. Following the events of 9/11, he went on to manage the SEAL sniper course, designing new curricula and training a generation of SEAL graduates who became some of the most accomplished snipers of the 21st century. One of these includes Marcus Luttrell, New York Times best-selling author of Lone Survivor. In Lone Survivor, Luttrell credits Webb’s training with his own survival during his ill-fated 2005 mission in Afghanistan as part of Operation Red Wing, which resulted in the single greatest death toll within the SEAL ranks.

Intimate and intelligent, candid and at times shocking, Navy SEAL Sniper opens a unique window into issues of peace and war, life and death, order and chaos in the 21st century. It also provides a uniquely personal glimpse into one of the most difficult military training courses in the world.

Item Special Note

This copy of "The Red Circle" has been shot through the cover by the author, Navy SEAL nsniper and trainer Brandon Webb, making it an extra collectible book!