BIBLIOGRAPHY

Non-Fiction

Rogue Warrior (1992) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Reviews
"Fascinating...Marcinko...makes Arnold Schwarzenegger look like Little Lord Fauntleroy"
- The New York Times Book Review

"For sheer readability, Rogue Warrior leaves Tom Clancy waxed and booby trapped"
- Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Blistering honesty....Marcinko is one tough Navy Commando"
- San Francisco Chronicle

"Marcinko makes the Terminator look like Tiny Tim"
- Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star

"Richard Marcinko's bestselling autobiography reads like the plots for about six Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone movies"
- Sacramento Bee

"Marcinko was too loose a cannon for the U.S. Navy ... Rogue Warrior is not a book for the faint of heart."
– People

Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior: A Commando's Guide to Success (1997) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

 

 

 

 

 

The Rogue Warrior's Strategy for Success (1998) (Links to Amazon.com)

Review
“Picture Rambo in pinstripes…Marcinko’s style is inspirational; his (literal) war stories are entertaining; and sprinkled throughout are useful business insights.”
– Publishers Weekly

 

 

Fiction

Holy Terror (2006) (with JimDeFelice) (Links to Amazon.com)

Review
“Marcinko and DeFelice deliver another high-octane entry in the long-running Rogue Warrior series (Vengeance, etc.), starring a fictional Dick Marcinko, who battles and wisecracks his way through the world's bad guys.”
–Publisher’s Weekly

 

Vengeance (2005) (with Jim DeFelice) (Links to Amazon.com)

Review
“Vengeance is a can’t-put-down read filled with insider details that can only come from a real shooter.”
– Vince Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Consent to Kill

 

 

Violence of Action (2003) (Links to Amazon.com)

Review
“Riding the wave of controversy over Iraq, and dedicated "To the many heroes of September 11th," this 10th volume in the breathtakingly crude but bestselling Rogue Warrior series again stars hairy-chested author/narrator Capt. Dick Marcinko, ex-navy SEAL and covert-ops antiterrorism expert…”
–Publisher’s Weekly

 

Detachment Bravo (2001) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Review
“Unabashedly testosterone-addled.”
–Publishers Weekly

 

 

 

Echo Platoon (2000) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Review
“In a field of wanna-bes, Marcinko is the real thing: combat veteran, killer SEAL, specialist in unconventional warfare.”
–The Washington Times

 

 

The Real Team (1999) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Review
“Features first-person accounts of adventures on special-forces teams by the individuals Marcinko used as models in his earlier Rogue Warrior thrillers.  Each describes special missions, mostly behind the lines, on assignments ranging from the Philippines to Desert Storm.”
–Richmond Times-Dispatch

 

Option Delta (1999) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Reviews
“Marcinko knows the gritty reality of fighting it out in trenches while watching your back.  You will, too, after reading Option Delta.”
– C.A. Mobley, bestselling author of Rites of War and Rules of Command

“Great fun…The classic crowd pleaser offers insights into the psychology of special and covert operations and fight scenes choreographed by one who has actually done them…Marcinko’s Rogue Warrior yarns…are the purest kind of thriller around, with action, pacing, and hardware-galore.”
– Booklist

“Dick Marcinko is the real McCoy, a warrior who has lived it.”
– Stephen Coonts

Seal Force Alpha (1998) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Reviews
“Entertaining…Marcinko and his team handle, with gusto, both enemies without and traitors within, using their wits, a staggering array of weapons, and obvious appetite for violence.”
– Kirkus Reviews

“Authentic…This action-filled novel is a genuine thriller, one that keeps the reader is suspense throughout.”
– The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA)

Designation Gold (1997) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Reviews
“Marcinko and Weisman add new plot ingredients and push them to the limits of military technology…Half the fun is Marcinko’s erudite commentary on the incompetence of U.S. military services, the complex and ultimately frustrating mechanics of international politics, and manly art of protecting your ass.”
- Playboy

“The salty soldier of fortune raises enough homicidal hell to get himself expelled from Russia…Hard-hitting.”
– Kirkus Reviews

Task Force Blue (1996) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Reviews
"Heart-pounding, white-knuckle, pure adrenaline action ... The fast-paced Mission: Impossible-style plot rockets along like a high-octane action movie ... a great book."
- Beaumont Enterprise (TX)

"Extremely lively ... Not for the squeamish, politically correct, or saintly ..."
- Lincoln Journal-Star

Green Team (1995) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Reviews
"Marcinko gives new meaning to the word tough ... highly energetic ... A novel for those who like in-your-face four-letter action."
- Publishers Weekly

"Marcinko ... and his hard-bitten SEAL coleagues ... come through, filling the memorably fast-paced yarn with vivid, hardware-laden detail."
- Booklist

"Liberally sprinkled with raw language and descriptions of mayhem, Rogue Warrior:  Green Team is the literary equivalent of professional wrestling." 
- Detroit Free Press

Red Cell (1994) (with John Weisman) (Links to Amazon.com)

Reviews
"[A] bawdy action novel ... Rogue Warrior: Red Cell never stops to take a breath." 
- The New York Times Book Review

"A chilling, blood-and-guts, no-nonsense look into clandestine military operations told like it should be told.  It doesn't come more powerful than this."
- Clive Cussler

"Bull's-eye!  Right on target.  It makes Tom Clancy's stuff read like Bambi.  It's rude and crude, gutty and U.S.-Navy-SEAL bad."
- Colonel David Hackworth, USA (Ret.) author of About Face:  The Odyssey of an American Warrior

Collaborations

One Perfect Op: An Insider's Account of the Navy SEAL Special Warfare Teams (with Dennis Chalker & Kevin Dockery) (Links to Amazon.com)

 

 

 

 

Filmography

Advisory
G.I. Jane
The Rock
24 (Season 5)

Participatory
Red Cell (VHS & Special Edition DVD)
Advanced Hostage Rescue (VHS & DVD)
Navy Seal: Tides of SPECWAR (DVD)