| Hunters & Shooters: An Oral History of the U.S. Navy SEALs in Vietnam Contributor(s): Fawcett, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061375667 ISBN-13: 9780061375668 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Part of a naval tradition that goes back to World War II, the first SEAL teams were commissioned in 1962. As underwater demolition experts, skilled parachutists, and specialists in a host of other areas, their first proving ground was Vietnam. In Hunters and Shooters, 15 SEALs tell their incredible and heroic stories. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - History | Military - United States - History | Military - Naval |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.7" W x 8.06" (0.74 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The U.S. Navy SEALs have long been considered among the finest, most courageous, and professional soldiers in American military history--an elite fighting force trained as parachutists, frogmen, demolition experts, and guerrilla warriors ready for sea, air, and land combat. Born out of a proud naval tradition dating back to World War II, the first SEAL teams were commissioned in the early 1960s. Vietnam was their proving ground. In this remarkable volume, fifteen former SEALs--most of them original founding team members, or plankowners--share their vivid first-person remembrances of action in Vietnam. Here are honest, brutal, and relentlessly thrilling stories of covert missions, ferocious firefights, and red-hot chopper insertions and extractions, revealing astonishing little-known truths that will only add strength to the enduring SEAL legend. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fawcett, Bill: - Bill Fawcett is the author and editor of more than a dozen books, including You Did What?, It Seemed Like a Good Idea . . . , How to Lose a Battle, and You Said What? He lives in Illinois. |
