SEAL of honor
Subtitle: Operation Red Wings and the life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN
By: Gary Williams.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591149576
Subjects: Murphy, Michael Patrick, -- 1976-2005; Murphy, Michael Patrick, -- 1976-2005 -- Military leadership; United States. -- Navy. -- SEALs -- Officers -- Biography; Operation Red Wings, 2005; Medal of Honor -- Biography; Heroes -- United States -- Biography; Courage -- Afghanistan -- Case studies; Afghan War, 2001- -- Biography; Afghan War, 2001- -- Casualties -- United States
Genres: Biography; Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The knock on the door; title: Vigil for the valiant; title: Funeral for the fallen; title: Seeds of greatness; title: "The protector"; title: Prep schools for SEALs; title: Officer Candidate School; title: BUD/S : the price of admission; title: Agoge : earning the Trident; title: Warrior community and structure; title: Deployment work-up; title: Operation Enduring Freedom; title: Afghanistan, home of al-Qaeda; title: When character met circumstance : Operation Red Wings; title: Rescue mission; title: Answering the call; title: No one left behind; title: In the presence of warriors; title: Memorials to a hero; title: Of service and sacrifice; title: Growing legacy; title: Postscript; title: Appendix: Naval special warfare community support groups.