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This now-classic tale of SEAL combat action in Vietnam marked Dick Couch's debut as a novelist in 1990 and sold more than 100,000 copies. Hailed for its authenticity, it was the first novel about Navy SEALs to be written by one of their own. Couch, a SEAL platoon leader in the Mekong Delta from 1970 to 1971, includes gripping descriptions of dangerous operations that continue to attract a broad audience, with many bestselling authors calling his book a sensational story they can't put down.

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Dick Couch is a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He graduated from BUD/S Class 45 in 1969, and was the class Honorman. As Whiskey Platoon Commander with SEAL Team One in Vietnam, he led one of the only successful POW rescue operations of that conflict. Following his release from active duty in the Navy, he served as a maritime and paramilitary case officer with the CIA. In 1997, he retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Captain. Dick is also the author ofThe Finishing School, Chosen Soldier, and Down Range, as well as four novels: Seal Team One, Pressure Point, Silent Descent, and Rising Wind. Dick lives with his wife, Julia, in Ketchum, Idaho. James Froemel is an accomplished narrator and storyteller. He has recorded more than twenty books across genres, including the award-winning Galliano Club series by Carmen Amato. His narration work and original writing have also been featured on the syndicated Inside Appalachia radio program. In 2025, he was showcased as a live storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival. As an actor, he has appeared on stage with the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, and West Virginia Public Theatre. Originally from New Jersey, James now lets the country roads take him home to West Virginia, where he lives with his family.

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