Act of Valor

The title of the book that this report is on is Act of Valor written by Tom Clancy. I am unfamiliar with any other books that Tom Clancy has written but perhaps if he did I am sure that they will be just as good as this one. Act of Valor is a Non Fiction book that is based on a true story with active duty navy seals.

Act of Valor is based on a true story and has a movie to watch to go along with it after you read the book. Act of Valor is a book that was written to just give people an idea of what kind of work seals have to do and how hard their job is. In Act of Valor the seals are after a man named Christo who runs an organization that involves suicide bombs. Christo has a wife and a daughter and he is living a very happy life until he fears the worst. When the seals travel by speed boats across the ocean to catch up with Christo's boat that he is on he fears the worst. Christo knows better than to tell what his men have and are continuing to do and that is making bombs such as suicide vests and planning on blowing up the United States. Once Christo is handcuffed to a chair he does not speak one word.... until he is threatened.

        

I feel that the most important person in this book is Lieutenant Roark because he doesn't get involved in too many conflicts and tries to settle and differences that his seal team has. He is a man who always keeps his team in check and always ready to go on whatever mission they are said to go on. When Roark finds out that his loving wife Jackie becomes pregnant with his first child becomes the changing point in Roark's life. It's the last mission and Roark is planning on leaving it early if he gets the target in time so he can get back to his wife before she has their baby. Roark is so close but they made a huge mistake of missing one of the enemies and it comes back to haunt them... and the unthinkable happens. 

           

I really truly believe that this book is recommended for others to read because it can teach you so many useful life lessons and the most important one is that never take anything for granted. These seals never take anything for granted because they know that they can be killed any minute and any day in their life. This book will leave you heartbroken and speechless and it is an outstanding book. I believe that it is well worth your time to take a few minutes out of your day everyday and read this amazing book.

Book Review by Shawn C.