"No Easy Day" The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden," will be released on September 11, by Penguin-Dutton.
The author was a member of SEAL Team 6, and a leader in the operation. According to the publisher, the author gives a "blow-by-blow narrative of the assault, beginning with the helicopter crash that could have ended Owen's (pseudonym) life straight through to the radio call confirming Bin Laden's death." Co-writer is Kevin Maurer.
Penguin describes the book as "an essential piece of modern history." Pentagon and other military personel have denied having seeing the book.
It is not the first. British press comments are largely hogwash.
In August 2011, the New York Times published an account of the raid "that was so detailed it included information about what the pilot of a Blackhawk helicopter was thinking as the aircraft was on the verge of crashing. That article relied on interviews with officials who had debriefer members of the SEAL team, not with the individuals themselves."
"NO Easy Day joins a crop of books by other former members of the navy SEALS who have turned their experiences into literary drama and landed coveted spots on best-seller lists. Last year, Chuck Pfarrer, a former SEAL commander, wrote "SEAL Target Geronimo," an account of the bin Laden raid based on interviews with members of the Navy SEALS.
Penguin is expecting a major best-seller, with a planned run of 300,000 copies in hardcover. The author will appear in disguise during television interviews to promote the book, including a prime time appearance.
Julie Bosman, "Book will describe raid that killed bin Laden." Aug 22, 2012, http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/navy-seals-book-will-describe-raid-that-killed-bin-Laden/
Also see NPR, "Seal's Book on bin Laden Raid, .... Due Sept. 11," Mark Memmot, Aug. 23, 2012.