New York, Aug 31 (Newswire): The New York Times reported that a new book co-authored by a StarNews staffer "promises to be one of the biggest books of the year."
The book is "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden," to be published Sept. 11 by Dutton.
The co-author is local news editor Kevin Maurer, who before joining the StarNews was embedded six times with U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan.
His firsthand source, according to the Times, is a former team leader with U.S. Navy Seal Team Six, who served in the operation that resulted in the death of the al Qaeda leader on May 2, 2011, in Abbottabad, Pakistan. According to Dutton executives, he was present at bin Laden's death.
For security reasons, the team leader is using a pseudonym, "Mark Owen." All other SEALs involved in the operation are also identified by pseudonyms.
"It was an honor to work on 'No Easy Day,' " Maurer said.
He had no other comment, except to note that Owen will donate most of the proceeds from the book to charities that help the families of fallen SEALs.
Times writer Julie Bosman reported that "No Easy Day" had been a "tightly held secret" by Dutton and its parent company, Penguin. Details were confirmed by two publishing executives familiar with the deal.
According to publicity copy provided by one of the executives, the book gives "a blow-by-blow narrative of the assault, beginning with the helicopter assault that could have ended Owen's life straight through to the radio call that confirmed bin Laden's death."
The book is "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden," to be published Sept. 11 by Dutton.
The co-author is local news editor Kevin Maurer, who before joining the StarNews was embedded six times with U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan.
His firsthand source, according to the Times, is a former team leader with U.S. Navy Seal Team Six, who served in the operation that resulted in the death of the al Qaeda leader on May 2, 2011, in Abbottabad, Pakistan. According to Dutton executives, he was present at bin Laden's death.
For security reasons, the team leader is using a pseudonym, "Mark Owen." All other SEALs involved in the operation are also identified by pseudonyms.
"It was an honor to work on 'No Easy Day,' " Maurer said.
He had no other comment, except to note that Owen will donate most of the proceeds from the book to charities that help the families of fallen SEALs.
Times writer Julie Bosman reported that "No Easy Day" had been a "tightly held secret" by Dutton and its parent company, Penguin. Details were confirmed by two publishing executives familiar with the deal.
According to publicity copy provided by one of the executives, the book gives "a blow-by-blow narrative of the assault, beginning with the helicopter assault that could have ended Owen's life straight through to the radio call that confirmed bin Laden's death."
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