First SEALs : the untold story of the forging of America's most elite unit / Patrick K. O'Donnell.

First Da Capo Press edition.

Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, 2014.

xi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Filled with unforgettable characters ... [this book] cinematically narrates one of the greatest untold stories of World War II and links their storied past to today's gloried US Navy SEALs"-- Provided by publisher.

English

December 03, 2014

Includes bibliographical references and index.