Seals at War
Erschienen am 15. Juni 2011
272 Seiten
978-0-307-57006-2 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
A look at the Navy SEALS describes their use by the military and discusses their experiences in such "theaters of operation" as Omaha Beach, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf.
The Dell War Series takes you onto the battlefield, into the jungles and beneath the oceans with unforgettable stories that offer a new look at the terrors and triumphs of America's war experience. Many of these books are eyewitness accounts of the duty-bound fighting man. From the intrepid foot soldiers, sailors, pilots, and commanders, to the elite warriors of the Special Forces, here are stories of men who fight because their lives depend on it.
The Dell War Series takes you onto the battlefield, into the jungles and beneath the oceans with unforgettable stories that offer a new look at the terrors and triumphs of America's war experience. Many of these books are eyewitness accounts of the duty-bound fighting man. From the intrepid foot soldiers, sailors, pilots, and commanders, to the elite warriors of the Special Forces, here are stories of men who fight because their lives depend on it.
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Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Produkt-Hinweis
Windows
Dateigröße
3,18 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-307-57006-2 (9780307570062)
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01/1993
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Person
Edwin P. Hoyt (1923-2005) was a highly prolific American writer who specialized in military history. Until 1958 he worked in media. After 1958 Hoyt produced a consistent and large volume of nonfiction works, including MacArthur's Navy: The Seventh Fleet and the Battle for the Philippines and SEALs at War: The Story of U.S. Navy Special Warfare.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 - The Virtue of Necessity
- 2 - The Beginning-Underwater Demolition Teams
- 3 - Breaking the Atlantic Wall
- 4 - Saipan
- 5 - Marianas, Round Two: Tinian
- 6 - Guam
- 7 - Stingrays in the South of France
- 8 - UDTs Come of Age
- 9 - Hollandia to Lingayen Beach
- 10 - Iwo Jima
- 11 - Okinawa and Final World War II Operations
- 12 - From Japan to Korea
- 13 - The New Warfare
- Photo Insert
- 14 - The Navy SEALs
- 15 - Vietnam-The American Involvement
- 16 - The SEALs in Vietnam, 1966
- 17 - Vietnam, 1967
- 18 - The Year of the Tet Offensive
- 19 - Medal of Honor
- 20 - Vietnamization and More Work
- 21 - The End in Vietnam
- 22 - Fiasco at Grenada
- 23 - The New SEALs
- 24 - Adventure in International Politics
- 25 - And Then Came Panama .
- 26 - Operation Desert Storm
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Notes
