Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs

About Jim DeFeliceJohnny Walker

After the 2003 invasion of his home country Iraqi-born Johnny Walker applied to become a translator for the U.S. Army. Turned down out of work and desperate to feed his family Johnny was on the verge of despair until one night he interceded in a dispute between some Iraqi women and Ameri-can MPs. Impressed the MPs arranged to hire him as their interpreter or terp. Johnny displayed such talent and incredible courage under fire that several months later an elite unit of Navy SEALs took him under its wing. He quickly became the most sought-after terp in the country receiving numerous citations and commendations for his work. Credited by SEAL sniper Chris Kyle with saving countless American lives Johnny spent six years working with SEALs and other special operations forces throughout Iraq completing more than one thousand missions. After narrowly escaping two attempts on his life Johnny was helped to the United States by the SEALs in 2009. He and his family currently live in California where he helps train special operations units. Jim DeFelice is the co-author of Chris Kyle's #1 New York Times bestseller American Sniper. He also is the author of Omar Bradley: General at War the first in-depth critical biography of America's last five-star general and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs. He writes acclaimed military thrillers including the Rogue Warrior series from Richard Marcinko founder of SEAL Team 6 and the novels in the Dreamland series with Dale Brown.