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First SEALs: The Untold Story of the Forging of America´s Most Elite Unit
Patrick O´donnell
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Description for First SEALs: The Untold Story of the Forging of America´s Most Elite Unit
Paperback. From a bestselling author, the greatest untold story of World War II Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 386.
In the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men united to form an exceptional unit. Known as the Maritime Unit, it comprised America's first swimmer-commandos- an elite breed of warrior-spies who were decades ahead of their time when they created the tactics, technology, and philosophy that live on in today's Navy SEALs. Often armed only with knives and wearing nothing more than swim trunks and flippers, the Maritime Unit's combat swimmers and other operatives carried out seaborne clandestine missions in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean theatres of World War II. In First SEALs , Patrick K. O'Donnell unearths ... Read more
In the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men united to form an exceptional unit. Known as the Maritime Unit, it comprised America's first swimmer-commandos- an elite breed of warrior-spies who were decades ahead of their time when they created the tactics, technology, and philosophy that live on in today's Navy SEALs. Often armed only with knives and wearing nothing more than swim trunks and flippers, the Maritime Unit's combat swimmers and other operatives carried out seaborne clandestine missions in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean theatres of World War II. In First SEALs , Patrick K. O'Donnell unearths ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780306824142
SKU
V9780306824142
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About Patrick O´donnell
Bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell is a combat historian who has written nine books, including the William E. Colby Award winner Beyond Valor, Dog Company, and We Were One (selected for the Marine Commandant's Professional Reading List). The author is the recipient of numerous awards include the prestigious OSS Society's John Waller Award. Visit him at patrickkodonnell.com and Facebook.com/patrickkodonnell.
Reviews for First SEALs: The Untold Story of the Forging of America´s Most Elite Unit
Military Review, U.S. Army One of the world's preeminent military historians Sacramento Bee The Navy's Sea, Air, and Land teams (SEAL) are rightfully legendary, but until now their origin has been obscured by time. In this behind-the-scenes history, readers learn how a World War II group known as the Maritime Unit became the template for today's elite ... Read more