The true story of the top-secret mission to capture the Russian
billionaire arms dealer, the Merchant of Death: "This is James Bond
meets Jason Bourne" (Bear Grylls, star of Man vs. Wild).
Viktor Bout was the world's foremost arms dealer. From his hideout in
Moscow, he masterminded the sale of weapons to dictators, rebels,
despots, and terror groups worldwide--supplying anything from AK-47s to
state-of-the-art helicopter gunships and anti-aircraft missiles. Known
as the Merchant of Death, he was hunted by MI6, INTERPOL, the CIA, the
NSA, and more. But the former KGB officer was shielded by a Russian
state that partnered in his dark dealings.
Evading capture for years, Bout appeared utterly invulnerable. Then
elite forces veteran Mike Snow, AKA The Bear, stepped forward. Snow had
gotten to know Bout while working as a bush pilot in war-torn Africa.
When the Drug Enforcement Agency approached Snow through a secretive,
shadow network, they had one question for him: could he ensnare the
Merchant of Death?
This is the real-life tale of Operation Relentless, the classified
mission masterminded by Snow and a team of DEA operatives. Based on
first-hand testimonies, it is the thrilling tale of a manhunt that
ranges from the jungles of Colombia to the streets of Moscow, from
horrific bloodshed and tyranny in Afghanistan to a snatch operation like
no other.
