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020 _z9780306821738 (e-book)
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100 1 _aO'Donnell, Patrick K.,
_d1969-
245 1 0 _aFirst SEALs :
_bthe untold story of the forging of America's most elite unit /
_cPatrick K. O'Donnell.
246 3 _aFirst SEALs, the untold story
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aBoston, MA :
_bDa Capo Press,
_c2014.
300 _axi, 290 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"The rich history of SEAL Team 6 that captured Osama bin Laden stretches back to World War II when US intelligence officials formed a team of special-operation combat swimmers. Under the leadership of Captain Jack Taylor, a California dentist, the Maritime Unit (MU) started training in 1942, learning underwater and covert operation techniques, as it developed an array of James Bond-like new equipment, including the recently invented underwater breathing apparatus, limpet mines, silent electric motors, and a collapsible eight-foot submarine. Finally deployed in 1944, the unit conducted some of the most daring, behind-enemy-lines operations of the war in Italy, where they linked up with fearsome Italian commandos. In one of its greatest coups, they captured the plans--and the architect--of Germany's famed Gothic Line, resulting in the Eighth Army's partial breakthrough. Filled with unforgettable characters, including the unit's charismatic leader, a Hollywood star, and a gritty New York City gas station owner, The First SEALs cinematically narrates one of the greatest untold stories of World War II and links their storied past to today's gloried US Navy SEALs"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCommando operations
_zUnited States.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNavy
_xCommando troops
_xHistory.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNavy.
_bSEALs
_xHistory.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNavy.
_bUnderwater Demolition Teams
_xHistory.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bOffice of Strategic Services
_xHistory.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCampaigns
_zMediterranean Region.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCampaigns
_zItaly.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCampaigns
_zAustria.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xAmphibious operations.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Military / World War II.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aHISTORY / Military / Special Forces.
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