First Seals - The Untold Story of the Forging of America''s Most Elite Unit

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 theatres 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 From bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell, the untold story of the origins of the U.S. Navy SEALs Zusammenfassung From bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell, the untold story of the origins of the U.S. Navy SEALs

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• Autoren: &apos, Patrick K. donnell, O&apos, Patrick O'Donnell, Patrick K O'Donnell, Patrick K. O'Donnell, Patrick O''donnell, Patrick K. O''donnell, O'Donnell Patrick
• Verlag: Perseus Books Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 27.10.2015
• EAN: 9780306824142
• ISBN: 978-0-306-82414-2
• Seiten: 320
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > 20. Jahrhundert (bis 1945); Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung; USA, Amerika, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Naval, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Naval forces & warfare, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, Naval forces and warfare, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General