Book · 2022 · History
Code Over Country
The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
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According to two team six leaders, what troubled Foreman most, however, was what he witnessed once the SEALs got into contact. After being fired upon, the SEALs could make individual determinations as to who presented a threat, and that could be unarmed Iraqis, including women and children.
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- Details military operations and history“Matthew Cole writes”5
The best things said about it
Shaw grabbed his small force, as few as seven, but no more than 10, and quietly stalked up the ridge line in the early morning hours.
FBI agents inspected the lifeboat after it had been towed up to the Banebridge, documenting the crime scene and the evidence.
The team instead worked from a local dive called Garf's. There, Marcinko and the team plotted their next operation while drinking day and night.
Since the 1980s when Red Team was first created, there were many operators in the unit who had experienced a metamorphosis of identity and persona into Native American warriors.
From the jump Navy brass were hesitant to embrace the SEALs because among other things they're not like working for the Navy a lot of the time.
Shortly after enlisting, Marcinko, a radio man, saw the Frogmen, the 1951 movie film depicting UDT Force Heroics in World War II, and knew he needed to join the Underwater Demolitions Teams.
Why people recommend it
Code Over Country by Matthew Cole is an investigative non-fiction book that explores the cultural transformation, misconduct, and history of the United States Navy SEALs, particularly focusing on units like Red Cell and Team Six. The book served as a primary historical and evidentiary source for Robert Evans during a multi-part series on Behind the Bastards. Evans frequently read passages and quoted directly from the text to provide listeners with accurate accounts of contentious military engagements, alleged rules of engagement violations, and investigations into missing funds following operations like the Captain Phillips rescue. Furthermore, the host used Cole's reporting to trace the origins of early maritime units, highlighting how Richard Marcinko and his team operated during the 1980s, the cultural shifts that occurred within the units, and the initial hesitation of Navy leadership toward the commandos. By leaning heavily on Cole's meticulous documentation, the podcast exposed institutional failures and the metamorphosis of elite operators into independent warriors operating outside traditional oversight, making the book an invaluable resource for examining the darker side of modern military history.
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Robert Evans So, I'm going to quote again from Code Over Country. The team instead worked from a local dive called Garf'… 7
“And this is a description by Matthew Cole from the book Code Over Country, Um, and this is based on the actual evidence of what happened in that fight. Shaw grabbed his small force, as few as seven, but no more than 10, and quietly stalked up the ridge line in the early morning hours.”
“I'm going to quote from the book Code Over Country again. According to two team six leaders, what troubled Foreman most, however, was what he witnessed once the SEALs got into contact. After being fired upon, the SEALs could make individual determinations as to who presented a threat, and that could be unarmed Iraqis, including women and children.”
“Here's code of her country. Quote, "FBI agents inspected the lifeboat after it had been towed up to the Banebridge, documenting the crime scene and the evidence. Captain Phillips told investigators he'd seen the $30,000 in cash he'd given his captors during the ordeal on the lifeboat and at one point felt it when his captors gave him a bag”
“So, I'm going to quote again from Code Over Country. The team instead worked from a local dive called Garf's. There, Marcinko and the team plotted their next operation while drinking day and night.”
“In his book, Matthew Cole writes, quote, "Since the 1980s when Red Team was first created, there were many operators in the unit who had experienced a metamorphosis of identity and persona into Native American warriors."”
“In Code Over Country, Matthew Cole writes that from the jump Navy brass were hesitant to embrace the SEALs because among other things they're not like working for the Navy a lot of the time.”
“In the great book Code Over Country, Matthew Cole writes, 'Shortly after enlisting, Marcinko, a radio man, saw the Frogmen, the 1951 movie film depicting UDT Force Heroics in World War II, and knew he needed to join the Underwater Demolitions Teams.'”
