Description
In the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men united to form an exceptional unit. Known as the Maritime Unit, it comprised America's first swimmer-commandos--an elite breed of warrior-spies who were decades ahead of their time when they created the tactics, technology, and philosophy that live on in today's Navy SEALs. Often armed only with knives and wearing nothing more than swim trunks and flippers, the Maritime Unit's combat swimmers and other operatives carried out seaborne clandestine missions in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean theaters of World War II. In First SEALs, Patrick K. O'Donnell unearths their incredible history--one of the greatest untold stories of World War II. FirstSEALsBook.com
Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 10/27/2015
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780306824142
ISBN10: 0306824140
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- History | Military | Special Forces
- History | Military | United States
Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 10/27/2015
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780306824142
ISBN10: 0306824140
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- History | Military | Special Forces
- History | Military | United States
About the Author
Bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell is a combat historian who has written nine books, including the William E. Colby Award winner Beyond Valor, Dog Company, and We Were One (selected for the Marine Commandant's Professional Reading List). The author is the recipient of numerous awards include the prestigious OSS Society's John Waller Award. Visit him at patrickkodonnell.com and Facebook.com/patrickkodonnell.