Overview
From bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell, the untold story of World War II's first unit of special operations combat swimmers--precursors of today's US Navy SEALs
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Author: Patrick K O'Donnell
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Imprint: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 9781322487113
ISBN 10: 1322487111
Publication Date: 17 December 2014
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Format: Electronic book text
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Advance Praise for First SEALs A great American writer --Clive Cussler, New York Times bestselling author Well researched and very well told, First SEALs is a rousing tale of wartime derring-do that puts the Navy's current special warfare units in firm historical perspective--an absolute must-read. --Stephen Harding, bestselling author of The Last Battle Patrick O'Donnell is already one of America's foremost combat historians. This fascinating book now places him in the front rank of special operations historians. Based on many years of painstaking archival research and hundreds of interviews, First SEALs takes us deep into World War II naval special warfare, both European and Pacific. Beautifully written, original, and compelling from first page to last. I highly recommend this book. --John C. McManus, author of The Dead and Those About to Die A fantastic story of the first SEALs--brilliantly told! A must read. --Alex Kershaw, bestselling author of The Liberator One of our finest military historians, Patrick O'Donnell has crafted a terrific, unforgettable narrative of the forerunners of today's amazing Navy SEALs--that puts the reader right in the watery battlefield with them. --Flint Whitlock, Editor, WWII Quarterly magazine
Author Information
Bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell is a military historian who has written eight previous books: Beyond Valor ; Into the Rising Sun ; Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs ; The Brenner Assignment ; They Dared Return ; We Were One (selected for the Marine Commandant's Professional Reading List); Give Me Tomorrow ; and Dog Company. His numerous awards include the prestigious William E. Colby Award and the OSS Society's John Waller Award. He has also provided historical consultation for DreamWorks' award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers and for documentaries produced by the BBC, the History Channel, and Fox News. He served as a combat historian in a Marine rifle platoon during the Battle of Fallujah and is in demand as an expert speaker on WWII espionage, special operations, and counterinsurgency on the modern battlefield. Over the past twenty years, O'Donnell has interviewed more than 4,000 veterans who fought in America's wars, from WWI to Afghanistan, and specializes in unearthing untold true stories that read like novels. FirstSEALsBook.comfacebook.com/patrickkodonnellpatrickkodonnell.com
