Navy Seals

A History

By Dockery, Kevin & Brutsman, Bud

Publishers Summary:
The new SEALs hardcover, packed with photos from the UDT/SEAL museum and the SEALs themselves. By the close of the Vietnam war, the SEALs had established themselves as a living legend in combat. But the nature of combat was about to change. Learning to outmaneuver terrorists, and contain volatile situations, the SEALs have maintained their authority into the new millennium. This fully illustrated, comprehensive volume follows the life of the Navy SEALs from the aftermath of Vietnam--through the trials of Grenada, Bosnia, and Afghanistan-- and looks toward the future with first-hand accounts as well as little known facts about the men, their weapons, and their missions.

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ISBN
978-0-42519-034-0
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group


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Library Journal

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

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