The Naked Warriors: The Elite Fighting Force That Became The Navy Seals

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St. Martin's Press, Oct 15, 1996 - Fiction - 336 pages
Unarmed, underwater, under fire-they went to war, and began the legend of the navy seals.

Facing a fanatical, dug-in enemy in Europe and in the Pacific, U.S. planners turned to a new kind of warrior: daring swimmers who could knock out mines, map out enemy beaches, and pave the way for Allied naval assaults. With a few extraordinary and brave men, the U.S. Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams went to war.

Now, a founder and legendary commander of UDT-1 takes you into the world of the underwater soldiers-the bullet-ripped surf, the mortar-pounded beaches, and the treacherous, frigid seas. This is the inside story of a unique breed of warrior-and the bloody battles they helped win.

About the author (1996)

Francis Douglas Fane navigated an ammunition ship in the Pacific during World War II prior to his assignment to the Underwater Demolition teams. While in command of UDT-1 from 1945 to 1958, he set the world deep-work-diving record of 250 feet. He retired from the Navy in 1960. He lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Don Moore, now deceased, was a journalist and editor who contributed regularly to such publications as "The New Yorker "and "Cosmopolitan. "He served in the U.S. Army in World War II.

Bibliographic information

Title The Naked Warriors: The Elite Fighting Force That Became The Navy Seals
Volume 1 of Naked Warriors
Author Francis D. Fane
Publisher St. Martin's Press, 1996
ISBN 0312959850, 9780312959852
Length 336 pages
Subjects  ›   ›   › 

Body, Mind & Spirit / General
Fiction / General
History / Military / Naval
History / Military / Strategy
History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General
   
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