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Reviewed on September 15, 2003
A fine conclusion to the author's valuable oral history of the Navy SEALs, this volume actually covers most of the history of the Teams. Dockery, a former soldier in the President's Guard under Nixon and Ford, uses the personal narratives of at least a dozen well-known and obscure SEALs to weave together the story of how, after Vietnam, the organization faced drastic cutbacks even as it enjoyed new and improved weaponry and delivery techniques. Eventually, the SEALs were merged with the old Underwater Demolition Teams and incorporated (much ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




