The Frogmen of World War II
An Oral History of the U.S. Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2007
384 pages
978-1-4165-9580-9 (ISBN)
Description
As countless battlefronts in the Pacific, African, and European theaters called for direct amphibious assaults against islands and beachheads, a small corps of exceptionally skilled fighting men was formed -- the U.S. Navy underwater warriors. Beginning in 1943, these men undertook never-before-attempted missions ranging from eye-to-eye recon of enemy-held positions to staging the demolition of shoreline obstacles and clearing the way for landing craft.
Here, in their own words, are the true stories of these aquatic commandos, whose daring exploits and bravery would pave the way for thousands of American fighting men around the globe -- and whose recolitionary training and fighting methods would evolve into the modern specail forces known as the Navy SEALs.
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Frogmen of World War 2
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12/2004
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Content
- Cover
- Countdown to Overlord
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Naval Special Services Unit No. 1
- The Army's Alamo Scouts
- The First World War II Use of a Demolition Unit
- The Navy Combat Demolition Units
- The U.S. Navy's Scouts and Raiders
- Underwater Demolition Teams
