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Dick Couch

Dick Couch, a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served aboard ship and with the Navy UDT and SEAL teams. While a platoon commander with SEAL Team One in 1970, he led one of the few successful POW rescue operations of the Vietnam War. On release from active duty in 1972, he served with the Central Intelligence Agency as a case officer. He retired from the Naval Reserve in 1997 as the senior reserve SEAL officer with the rank of captain. He is the author of six novels -- SEAL Team One, Pressure Point, Silent Descent, Rising Wind, The Mercenary Option, and Covert Action -- and the nonfiction works The Warrior Elite, The Finishing School, and Down Range. He lives... Read full bio

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Bestsellers: 'Home Front' finds it place
Newsday, February 10, 2012
...THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) 6. TOM CLANCY PRESENTS ACT OF VALOR, by Dick Couch and George Galdorisi (Berkley) 7. COLD VENGEANCE, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Grand Central) 8. THE SUMMER GARDEN, by Sherryl Woods...
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Abilene Reporter, February 5, 2012
...R. Martin (Bantam) 9. "Minding Frankie" by Maeve Binchy (Anchor) 10. "Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor" by Dick Couch and George Galdorisi (Berkley) TRADE PAPERBACKS 1. "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer (Mariner) 2. "The...
BOOK NOTES: More book news, Feb. 4, 2012
Record Publishing Online, February 3, 2012
...Jeffries (Pocket) 5. The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry (Ballantine) 6. Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor by Dick Couch and George Galdorisi (Berkley) 7. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (St. Martins) 8. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)...
Go Navy SEALs! Please Read The Warrior Elite ...
Chicago Now, May 3, 2011
...The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228 . It starts with a first hand observation by author Dick Couch, a Vietnam-era SEAL and retired naval reserve captain, who stayed with Class 228 and watched them go through Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL...
Top Ten Books About the Military
Examiner.com, March 29, 2011
...Doug Stanton SAS Guide to Tracking by Bob Carss The Warrior Elite: Forging of SEAL Class 228 by Dick Couch Chesty: the Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC, by Colonel Jon. T. Hoffman Warrior Soul: The Memoir of a Navy SEAL by Chuck Pfarrer...
Hypertherm presents top independent distributor award to nexAir
Fabricator, November 21, 2011
...has received the 2011 Richard W. Couch Jr. Award. The award, named after Hypertherm's founder and president, Dick Couch, recognizes the top independent distributor in Hypertherm's North American region. Based in Memphis, nexAir is an independent...
Martha's Bookshelf *** Friday Pick Giveaway May 27, 2011
Reviews By Martha's Bookshelf, May 27, 2011
...by Lynn Erickson First King of Shannara (Shannara Trilogy, Prequel)   by Terry Brooks Seal Team One by Dick Couch Motion to Suppress by Perri O'Saughnessy Presumption of Death by Perri O'Saughnessy Pandemic by Daniel Kalla Lethal Practice by Peter...
Local librarians recommend books about Navy SEALs, the warriors who got Osama bin Laden
News from The Post-Standard, May 8, 2011
...from SEALs on the ground. • “The Sheriff of Ramadi: Navy SEALs and The Winning of al-Anbar,” by Dick Couch, 2008. Novelist and former Navy SEAL, Couch chronicles the role of SEALs in the political and military battle to win back the Sunni tribal...
Navy SEALs Behind the Lines: Best Books for Kindle Readers
The Kindle Reader, May 5, 2011
...thinking about living a meaningful life." - Amazon. The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident , by Dick Couch. Three Rivers Press, 2009. Print Length: 304 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (28 reviews). Kindle edition $11.99....