The Man in the Arena

From Fighting ISIS to Fighting for My Freedom

By: Eddie Gallagher, Andrea Gallagher

Narrated by: Eddie Gallagher, Andrea Gallagher

Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

On September 11, 2018, Navy SEAL Chief Edward Gallagher - a highly-decorated combat veteran with nine deployments to war zones in Africa, Afghanistan, and Iraq - was arrested for war crimes at the TBI medical clinic where he was receiving treatment. His incarceration was the culmination of a year-long whisper campaign started by a group of disgruntled members of his SEAL platoon after a successful deployment fighting ISIS in Mosul, Iraq. At the end of that deployment, Chief Gallagher was named the number-one chief at SEAL Team 7, put in for a Silver Star for valor on the battlefield, and listed for promotion to Senior Chief. The junior members whom Chief Gallagher had called out for cowardice and ineptitude in combat decided they couldn't let any of those things stand and escalated minor complaints into false accusations of stabbing a captured ISIS fighter and shooting noncombatants that gained international attention.

Despite a corrupt investigation and a deceitful prosecutor who would be removed from the case for spying on defense attorneys, Chief Gallagher was found innocent on all major charges, and freed from prison. But only after his family was put through hell, and President Trump intervened to allow Chief Gallagher a fair trial in a military justice system designed to break and persecute our country's warfighters.

While heavily covered in the media, the full story of how a war hero was railroaded and nearly sent to prison for life for crimes he didn't commit has never been told. Chief Gallagher did not testify at his trial and has spoken in little detail about how this travesty came about. Until now. A shocking, raw, tell-all expose that pulls no punches, and identifies each and every bad actor in this surreal story. Book includes QR codes that link to videos of the accusers’ NCIS interviews, trial audio, and text message threads highlighting the plot to take Chief Gallagher down.

"People always tell me, if our life was a movie, no one would believe it." (AG)

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Andy Symonds (P)2021 Ballast Books

USMC Veteran review.

This is my second time reading this book. The way NSW1 left Chief Gallagher out to the wolves is disgusting. I’m gonna send him a personal email, but this book is amazing. I’m proud of my fellow Marines for having the integrity to do the honorable thing and tell the truth.

Long live the REAL brotherhood.

CMK
Cpl / USMC

the story never told

what a good book. the MSM never told his story. Can't believe we never were told these things.

wow what a ride

If you followed the case this book is based on You will enjoy the additional insight. I wish there was an additional appendix to give more information on the others involved and what they went on to do or what happened to them. It is an amazing story that is almost too surreal to believe it is not a Hollywood movie. so sad to see this sort of behavior from military leaders towards our front line defenders.

A Must Read!

This is a eye opening book that everyone must read! Our legal system is a joke! Take a look at what our system, that is currently in place, did to one of our American Heroes. Thank you for Sharing Eddie and Andrea! God Bless you both! Your family did not deserve this.

Thank you for your service shipmate

i followed the story as it happened. it was great to finally get the details.

WAR HERO

Absolutely loved this book. It’s truly a shame what the Navy and Seal community tried to do with this hero. I was railroaded myself being a MA in Gitmo. It’s truly sad that there are commands that stand behind terrorist before putting country and their own people first.

So sad you had to deal with all of this but I’m sure in the end it made you a stronger person and closer to your family. Eddie is blessed to have such a strong woman behind him not putting up with BS and calling it as she sees it. Big shoutout to President Trump for standing behind this hero!

Favorite line that had me cracking up- “that’s chief to you turd” as he gets led out the brig. Being a MA I know there were sailors on power trips. I’d be the one bringing in a tin of Copenhagen for sure.

I wish you luck in future endeavors and hope life is looking up now!

Framing An innocent man

Eddie Gallagher’s story is unbelievable. The very idea that an innocent man and undoubted Seal hero would be accused and imprisoned for the “murder” of an iSIS terrorist, in order to get back at him personally, is astounding. It makes the reader seriously consider what goes on and how lies abound everywhere. You really cannot believe anything you see or hear on the mainstream news. In truth, this is about destroying alpha males and the lengths people in positions of authority will and would go due to Trump hatred. Hats off to Chapman and his family. What a sickening ordeal.

Treasonous Judiciary

No surprise. America is/has gone. 1913... Justice, is non existent. Rope is a commodity, and should be cherished. Millstones are the answer.

awesome book

This is a awesome book about a horrible event that should have never happened. it is narrated by the author and other key players in the events and is way better than just hearing One voice throughout the entirety of the book. although some editing mistakes have been made I wish more attention would have been paid to the editing process as there are some double takes and replays present. the story is told in a way that you get a remarkable picture of what this man his wife and family went through.

Complete story and it was awesome

Don’t waste your money on Alpha. It’s just another left wing spin based on wishes and not evidence. All you need to do is read the court manuscripts to see that Gallagher was telling the truth. Gallagher layer everything out in this book for even the low I Q to understand. Was really a great read.