Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs [9780062267566]

Overview

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"I cannot express how many lives have been touched by Johnny, and how many of us owe him our lives.” —Chris Kyle,  author of American Sniper

The unforgettable true story of the Iraqi translator became a hero to America’s elite warriors.

Night after night, he guided the U.S. Navy SEALs and other American operators through Iraq's most dangerous regions. A translator operating under the code name "Johnny Walker," he risked his life on more than a thousand missions and became a legend in the U.S. special-ops community. But in the eyes of Iraq's terrorists and insurgents, he and his family were marked for death because he worked with the Americans. Fearing for Johnny's safety, the SEALs took it upon themselves to bring this hero and his family to the United States. With inside details on SEAL operations in Iraq and a deeply personal understanding of the tragic price paid by ordinary Iraqis, Code Name: Johnny Walker is a gripping and unforgettable true story that reveals a side of the war that has never been told before.

Includes a new afterword on the rise of ISIS