Author: Charles W. Sasser
Publisher: CHECKMARK BOOKS, Dec 2002
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 0-8160-4570-4
Synopsis
300+ A-to-Z entries offer comprehensive coverage of the force's organization, history, personnel, equip, weaponry, relevant terms, & much more. 50 B&W photos, Cross-references; 8.5x11 inches, 288 pgs.
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From the jungles of Vietnam to the shores of Panama to the sands of Iraq, the U.S.Navy SEALs are the most fearsome & effective special operations force in the world. Encyclopedia of the Navy SEALs offers a one-of-a-kind look at this unique organization of American warriors. More than 300 A-to-Z entries offer comprehensive coverage of the force's organization, history, personnel, equipment, weaponry, relevant terms, & much more.
Coverage includes ambush, amphibious scouts and raiders, booby traps, camouflage gear, frogmen, guerrilla warfare, ?Hell Week,? Mao Tse-tung, Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDUs), obstacle-avoidance sonar, Operation Desert Storm, Roger?s Rangers, SCUBA, submarine operations, Vietnam War, and war games.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Charles W. Sasser is the author of First Seal, the autobiography of Roy Boehm, the founder and first commander of the U.S. Navy SEALs. Sasser's books One Shot-One Kill, Always A Warrior, and Platoon Medic were all main selections of the Military Book Club.
