Navy Seals : A History of the Early Years

by Dockery, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780425178256
• ISBN10: 0425178250
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover

Summary

Complemented by archival photographs and interviews with veteran UDT and SEAL personnel, explores the history of the U.S. Navy SEALs, ranging from their origins to the formation of the modern elite fighting force.

Author Biography

Kevin Dockery has been a soldier in the President's Guard under Presidents Nixon and Ford, a grade-school teacher, radio broadcaster, gunsmith, and historian. He even spent time in Iraq and Kuwait during Desert Storm as what he refers to as a "corporate mercenary." As a noted military historian, he has written a number of books detailing the history of the Navy Seals and the lives of the men who lived that history. He has also written a number of firearms reference books, some of which are considered unique in the field. Presently living in southeastern Michigan, Mr. Dockery follows his hobbies of raising Rottweilers, blacksmithing, and knife and sword making.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
The Navy SEALs	1	(1)
World War II: The Origins	2	(10)
The Naval Construction Battalions: The Seabees	12	(3)
Scouts and Raiders (Joint)	15	(4)
North Africa: Operation TORCH	19	(4)
The Establishment of the Naval Combat Demolition Units	23	(24)
NCDU Assignments	47	(11)
Tarawa	58	(17)
Normandy and Southern France	75	(15)
The Gap Assault Teams at Normandy	90	(13)
The UDTs' Organization and Legends	103	(19)
The OSS Maritime Unit	122	(6)
Kamikaze	128	(19)
Prisoners of War	147	(10)
The Last Invasion	157	(11)
Scouts and Raiders	168	(10)
SACO and Amphibious Group Roger	178	(5)
The Cost	183	(5)
Outbreak of the Korean War	188	(16)
Rotations	204	(5)
Recons	209	(8)
Heat and Cold: Mines and the Korean Winter	217	(13)
The Lighter Side	230	(6)
Cold Waters, Cold Stares, Cold Rides	236	(12)
Beach Jumpers	248	(7)
Materials, the Tools of War	255	(10)
Leaders and Losses in the Teams	265	(7)
The Creation of the Navy SEALs	272	(17)
The Commissioning and Mission of the SEALs	289	(16)
The First CO	305	(12)
Skills	317	(3)
First Combat	320	(9)
The Job	329	(14)
The Testing Ground	343	(4)
Index	347