David Philipps - "Alpha"

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David Philipps - "Alpha"

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Sep 24, 2021

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New York Times Pulitzer Prize Winner David Phillips with his book "Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs." Original air date 22 September 2021. The book was published on 24 September 2021.

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Sep 24, 2021

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