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First SEALs

Name: First SEALs
ISBN: 9780306824142

The Untold Story of the Forging of America's Most Elite Unit

Patrick K. O'Donnell

Grand Central Publishing · Print & ebook · October 27, 2015

Reading lane: Special Forces History

In the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men united to form an exceptional unit.

Naval History Special Forces History Warships & Submarines

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Good for readers interested in World War II military historyThose curious about the origins of the Navy SEALs

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Authors: Patrick K. O'Donnell
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: October 27, 2015
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Special Forces History · Naval History
Reading lane: Special Forces History

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World War II History
Special Forces History

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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 theaters of World War II. In First SEALs , Patrick K. O'Donnell unearths their incredible history—one of the greatest untold stories of World War II. FirstSEALsBook.com