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Richard Marcinko full name Richard “Dick” Marcinko is an ex US Naval officer. He is famously the first commanding officer of Red Cell and SEAL Team Six, veteran of the Vietnam War, and NAVY SEAL commander. After serving many years in the US Navy he retired to become a motivational speaker, military consultant, radio talk show host and author. Richard Marcinko is best known for the long running Rogue Warrior series of novels that he has been writing since 1992. The first novel of the series was Rogue Warrior which proved so popular that he followed it up with nearly twenty more titles in the still ongoing series. BEST RICHARD MARCINKO BOOKS: Richard Marcinko writes dome of the most appreciated war fiction novels. Some of his most popular novels include: Rogue Warrior: One of the best novels of the Rogue Warrior series of novels through which Richard Marcinko made his name. The novel is …show more content…

The Rogue Warrior has written a new set of rules to guide him in the dark world of special ops. When the times get dangerous, there are only one kind of people to call upon – dangerous men. The most dangerous man in the world is Captain Richard Marcinko aka the Rogue Warrior. The tiny nation of Azerbaijan that is under the Russian sphere of influence has recently been the target of destabilization and Marcinko needs to find out who is responsible. The small nation has an abundance of oil riches that it intends to pipe to the West through a pipeline and both Iran and Russia seem to be interested in controlling the nation. But there are undercover players that include the likes of Steve Sarkesian an Armenian billionaire with shadowy ties to Iranian and Russian politicians. Taking his elite team of SEALs to Azerbaijan, Marcinko intends to crack heads and break rules if necessary to ensure justice for the people of Azerbaijan and American

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