Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xxii, 310 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-293) and index. |
Contents |
The fantastic hour -- Dawn of the naked warriors -- Hot war, cold water -- The birth of the SEALs -- Into the jungle -- Tragedy and resurrection : the post-Vietnam years -- Terror and destiny : Mideast and antiterror operations. |
Summary |
Draws on over one hundred interviews with special operators and declassified documents to present a history of the Navy Seals, from their origins in World War II, through their official founding in 1962, to the role that they played in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Subject |
United States. Navy. SEALs.
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United States. Navy. SEALs -- History.
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United States. Navy -- Commando troops.
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Added Author |
Doyle, William, 1957- author.
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ISBN |
9780062336606 |
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0062336606 |
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