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Guest on The Shawn Ryan Show · 4 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Matt Bissonnette is a former SEAL Team 6 operator who participated in high-profile military operations. He discussed his experiences with writing and publishing books on The Shawn Ryan Show. Bissonnette talked extensively about his first book, No Easy Day, which he co-authored with Kevin Maurer, detailing what he described as the immediate fallout and legal trouble he faced from the government for publishing without a pre-publication review process. He also discussed his follow-up books, including No Hero, which he noted he wrote to help fund his ongoing legal defense after losing money from the first book, and No Easy Way, explaining that he wrote it to share his side of the story regarding the government investigation and the delays in clearing the manuscript. Additionally, Bissonnette mentioned Killing Bin Laden, a book written by a former Delta Force author named Dalton Fury, while discussing operations and military accounts.

Books recommended by Matt Bissonnette

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  1. No Easy Way

    Mick Fowler · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “I've I've fought this battle that I've been in very very privately and very quietly to the best of my ability and and it's got me to this point and and the point was where I had to write the no easy way to to tell this story”
    The Shawn Ryan Show #252 Matt Bissonnette - SEAL Team 6 Operator’s First-Hand Account of O… 2025-11-10 Listen at 4:15
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. No Easy Day

    Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer · Discussed · 1 episode

    No Easy Day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer is a firsthand account of the military mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden, published under a pseudonym to provide an insider perspective on the historic raid.

    Discussed
    “And and it's I'm I'm telling the story of what the government did to me over my first book, No Easy Deal.”
    The Shawn Ryan Show #252 Matt Bissonnette - SEAL Team 6 Operator’s First-Hand Account of O… 2025-11-10 Listen at 5:40
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. Killing Bin Laden

    Peter Panzeri · Discussed · 1 episode

    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  4. No Hero

    E. W. Hornung · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “And now I had written my second book. I'm paying I'm out of money from the first one, right? That given all that back. I'd written No Hero.”
    The Shawn Ryan Show #252 Matt Bissonnette - SEAL Team 6 Operator’s First-Hand Account of O… 2025-11-10 Listen at 3:01:20
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
#252 Matt Bissonnette - SEAL Team 6 Operator’s First-Hand Account of Operation Neptune SpearThe Shawn Ryan Show2025-11-108