My Life in Special Operations: The Capture of Saddam Hussein
For the Ages: A History Podcast - A podcast by The New York Historical - Mondays
In the first of two conversations centered on his book Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations, Admiral William H. McRaven joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss how growing up the son of a fighter pilot and a Texas schoolteacher led to his military career in the Navy SEALs and the capture of Saddam Hussein. Covering his time in the ROTC, his training upon joining the Navy SEALs, his experience of 9/11, and eventually his mission to hunt down the ‘deck of cards’ leading to Saddam Hussein, Ad...
