MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02925cam a2200445 i 4500
001 2014026097
003 DLC
005 20150508084851.0
008 140701s2014 maua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014026097
020 $a9780306821721 (hardback)
020 $z9780306821738 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aD794.5$b.O37 2014
082 00 $a940.54/8673$223
084 $aHIS027100$aHIS027180$2bisacsh
100 1 $aO'Donnell, Patrick K.,$d1969-
245 10 $aFirst SEALs :$bthe untold story of the forging of America's most elite unit /$cPatrick K. O'Donnell.
246 3 $aFirst SEALs, the untold story
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aBoston, MA :$bDa Capo Press,$c2014.
300 $axi, 290 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"The rich history of SEAL Team 6 that captured Osama bin Laden stretches back to World War II when US intelligence officials formed a team of special-operation combat swimmers. Under the leadership of Captain Jack Taylor, a California dentist, the Maritime Unit (MU) started training in 1942, learning underwater and covert operation techniques, as it developed an array of James Bond-like new equipment, including the recently invented underwater breathing apparatus, limpet mines, silent electric motors, and a collapsible eight-foot submarine. Finally deployed in 1944, the unit conducted some of the most daring, behind-enemy-lines operations of the war in Italy, where they linked up with fearsome Italian commandos. In one of its greatest coups, they captured the plans--and the architect--of Germany's famed Gothic Line, resulting in the Eighth Army's partial breakthrough. Filled with unforgettable characters, including the unit's charismatic leader, a Hollywood star, and a gritty New York City gas station owner, The First SEALs cinematically narrates one of the greatest untold stories of World War II and links their storied past to today's gloried US Navy SEALs"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCommando operations$zUnited States.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy$xCommando troops$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy.$bSEALs$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy.$bUnderwater Demolition Teams$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bOffice of Strategic Services$xHistory.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zMediterranean Region.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zItaly.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zAustria.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAmphibious operations.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Military / World War II.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Military / Special Forces.$2bisacsh