Author: Hans Halberstadt
Publisher: CREATIVE PUBLISHING/QUAYSIDE, Dec 2011
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 0-7603-4301-2
Synopsis
This action-packed account of the U.S. Navy's elite fighting force attests again and again to the old SEALs saying: "The only easy day was yesterday." A revised and expanded edition, U.S. Navy SEALs contains more than 100 color photos of today's SEALs during the training that pushes them to their limits, and in the midst of real missions that test their, and the nation's, mettle, from Vietnam through Grenada, Panama, and Desert Storm. 110 color photos; 20 B&W photos; 8.25x10.5 inches, 160 pgs.
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This action-packed account of the U.S. Navy's elite fighting force attests again and again to the old SEALs saying: "The only easy day was yesterday." A revised and expanded edition, U.S. Navy SEALs contains more than 100 color photos of today's SEALs during the training that pushes them to their limits, and in the midst of real missions that test their, and the nation's, mettle, from Vietnam through Grenada, Panama, and Desert Storm.
REVIEW:
?Hans Halberstadt has written extensively on U.S. special operations forces. A talented photographer, he took most of the photos in this book. U.S. Navy SEALs is a good overview of the Navy?s special operations branch. It is a particularly good source of information on the organizations current-day training and equipment.? Military Trader, May 2006 (circ.: 7,000)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Hans Halberstadt studied documentary film in college and later took up writing, authoring or co-authoring more than fifty books. Most of his books have been on military subjects, especially U.S. special operations forces, armor, and artillery. He has also written extensively about farming and railroads. Halberstadt served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter door gunner in Vietnam. He and his wife, April, live in San Jose, California.
