▁Rog ue ▁War rior ▁is ▁an ▁aut obi ography ▁by ▁career ▁US ▁naval ▁officer ▁Richard ▁" D ick " ▁Marc ink o , ▁who ▁spent ▁his ▁career ▁struggling ▁to ▁win ▁accept ance ▁for ▁special ▁war fare ▁SE AL ▁units ▁within ▁the ▁Navy ▁establishment . ▁▁ ▁It ▁covers ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁SE AL ▁units , ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁the ▁Iran ▁host age ▁rescue ▁attempt ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁invasion ▁of ▁Gren ada ▁and ▁the ▁found ing ▁and ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁two ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁counter - ter ror ist ▁units , ▁SE AL ▁Team ▁S IX ▁and ▁Red ▁Cell . ▁ ▁While ▁command ing ▁Red ▁Cell , ▁he ▁was ▁directed ▁to ▁use ▁them ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁anti - ter ror ist ▁capabilities ▁and ▁to ▁expose ▁the ▁security ▁weak ness es ▁of ▁U . S . ▁properties ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁During ▁the ▁tests , ▁Red ▁Cell ▁was ▁often ▁able ▁to ▁in fil tr ate ▁supposed ly ▁im pen et rable , ▁highly ▁secured ▁bases , ▁nuclear ▁sub mar ines , ▁ships ▁and ▁other ▁" secure ▁areas ", ▁including ▁the ▁President ial ▁plane ▁Air ▁Force ▁One . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁he ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁embar rass ed ▁several ▁superior ▁officers , ▁whom ▁he ▁acc uses ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁his ▁subsequent ▁conv iction ▁for ▁mis app ropri ation ▁of ▁funds ▁and ▁resources ▁under ▁his ▁command . ▁Marc ink o ▁also ▁del ights ▁in ▁recall ing ▁the ▁gross