Navy Seals
Subtitle: A History of the Early Years (Navy Seals)
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
Published: August 7, 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780425178256
First sentence: The United States Navy SEALs are the direct action component of the Navy Special Warfare community.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Bud W. Brutsman; title: The Navy SEALs; title: World War II : the origins; title: The naval construction battalions : the Seabees; title: Scouts and raiders (joint); title: North Africa : Operation TORCH; title: The establishment of the Naval Combat Demolition Units; title: NCDU assignments; title: Tarawa; title: Normandy and southern France; title: The gap assault teams at Normandy; title: The UDTs' organization and legends; title: The OSS Maritime Unit; title: Kamikaze; title: Prisoners of war; title: The last invasion; title: Scouts and raiders; title: SACO and Amphibious Group Roger; title: The cost; title: Outbreak of the Korean War; title: Rotations; title: Recons; title: Heat and cold : mines and the Korean winter; title: The lighter side; title: Cold waters, cold stares, cold rides; title: Beach jumpers; title: Materials, the tools of war; title: Leaders and losses in the teams; title: The creation of the Navy SEALs; title: The commissioning and mission of the SEALs; title: The first CO; title: Skills; title: First combat; title: The job; title: The testing ground