The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi
Written by Kevin Lacz, Ethan E. Rocke and Lindsey Lacz
Narrated by Timothy Phillips
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About this audiobook
Minute by minute, Lacz relays the edge-of-your-seat details of his team's missions in Ramadi, offering a firsthand glimpse into the heated combat, extreme conditions, and harrowing experiences they faced every day. Through it all, Lacz and his teammates formed unbreakable bonds and never lost sight of the cause: protecting America with their fight.
The Last Punisher brings the listener into the life and mind of a SEAL, demonstrating the tough realities of war. At the same time, Lacz shares how these experiences made him a better man and how proud he is of his contributions to one of this country's most difficult military campaigns.
Kevin Lacz
Kevin Lacz left college and joined the US Navy following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He served with SEAL Team THREE as a sniper, breacher, and medic and did two combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He received a Bronze Star with Valor, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation medals in addition to others for his service. Kevin served as a technical advisor and played himself in Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-nominated film American Sniper. He lives in Florida with his wife Lindsey and their two children.
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Readers find this title to be a well-written and eye-opening account of the Battle of Ramadi and the bonds formed by Special Forces Operators. The narration, however, is criticized for interfering with the enjoyment of the book. Overall, this book is highly recommended for fans of the Special Forces and provides a deep and moving insight into the challenges faced by these warriors.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An excellent true story account of Kevin Lacz, who quit his teaching job to join the Navy right after 9/11, going on to become a Navy Seal Sniper. This is a deadly, action-packed, feet on the ground, first hand account of the Battle of Ramadi (Iraq - 2006), and the building and development of the true, life and death bonds of Special Forces Operators, in this case, Seal Team Three (The Elite) known as “The Punishers”, which included “American Sniper” Chris Kyle.
A well written ebook with a fantastic narrator! I would absolutely recommend this book, especially if you are a fan of the Special Forces, Navy Seal’s.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5True warriors! 100% respect for these frogmen! I wish I could learn to shoot from these guys.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a great story told with compassion. I am in such awe over these amazing people in our military. I am definitely passing this on to my friends to appreciate as much as I have. Thank you for sharing this story.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Great book but the narration is terrible.
The narration really interfered with my ability to enjoy this book.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book great to listen to easy to follow. Thank you for taking the time to write it and your service!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is an excellent book and extremely eye opening to the missions and challenges they faced. The other two book that almost seem to be in series with this are seal of God(Ryan job story) and American sniper ( Chris Kyle)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Honest and raw book that is deeply moving. Wish Kevin would have narrated it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So great to listen to this and try to visualize and understand what these men and women have gone through.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Navy SEAL Kevin Lacz was a part of SEAL Team THREE with Chris Kyle who was the major focus of American Sniper. We experience Mr. Lacz from early childhood to hiswanting t o becoming and then becoming a SEAL. His deployment to Iraq, his first mission to his first kill. The Last Punisher is an in your face soldiers story told by a soldier.It’s a no-holds-barred account of a part of the Iraq War. Kevin Lacz tells the story of his tour in Iraq with SEAL Team THREE, the elite unit of the Navy. This legendary unit, known as “The Punishers,” included Chris Kyle aand other brave men who fought and were woundeed and died in securing the key locations in the 2006 Battle of Ramadi.Mr. Lacz puts us in the training, in the battle, as he gives us first hand details of his team’s missions in Ramadi. He gives the reader a glimpse into the fog of war, the harsh and extreme conditions, and horrific experiences they faced every day. Mr. Lacz also tells of how he was and is proud of his kills of the ”Muj” and how he was doing his duty for his team and his countries mission.Mr. Lacz strongly and with conviction tells how these experiences made him a better man and how proud he is of his contributions to one of this country’s most difficult military campaigns.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really enjoyed this audiobook. As I am a Veteran myself, I appreciated Kevin Lacz's no nonsense perspective on the war in Iraq. I will say that the narrator was not familiar with military terms and I noticed the narrator's misreading of military acronyms and abbreviations. I knew exactly what the author had written, a non-military reader/listener would probably not even notice that minute detail. Overall, a very good listen. I would recommend to anyone looking for an accurate, well written account of Navy SEAL operations in Iraq.