Combat Swimmer Memoirs of a Navy SEAL

Name: Combat Swimmer Memoirs of a Navy SEAL
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ISBN: 9780451230140

ISBN-10: 0451230140

ISBN-13: 9780451230140

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Authors: Robert A. Gormly

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For the first time in trade paperback-a classic memoir of Navy SEALs in action. In gripping prose, Captain Robert A. Gormly tells about his days as a leader in the Navy SEALs- taking readers into the night, into the water, and into battle on some of the most hair-raising missions ever assigned. Trained to a fine fighting edge just in time for Vietnam, Gormly served two tours of duty and engaged in top-secret missions in the Persian Gulf. Here, he shares his viewpoint and his experience-including what is perhaps the most graphic description ever of SEAL action in the invasion of Grenada. Gormly takes readers behind the myth of this awesome team, revealing how their lives depend on their…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/3/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.95" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface



Lock and Load



ï¿½Water, Water Everywhere…ï¿½



The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday



Dominican Republic: First Real Mission



Fire One: First Vietnam Tour



Getting Ready to Fight



Feet Wet: Breaking in the Troops



Mekong Ambush: Taking Away the Night



Attack in Broad Daylight: Bassac Mission



Sneak and Peek: Long Tuan Secret Zone



A Close Call: Tan Dinh Island



Patch Me Up and Send Me Back



Fire Two: Second Vietnam Tour



First Mission: Checking Out All the Parts



Attack at Dawn: Dung Island



Got Them Right Where We Want Them: Bac Lieu



Somebody Had to Do It: Pulling Bodies



Another Close Call: Nui Coto



Bold Dragon: Long Tuan Revisited



Vietnam: A SEAL's Perspective



Fire Three: Seal Team Six



Back in the Saddle



One More Close Call: Urgent Fury



Policing the Battlefield: Back to Basics



They Can Run, but They Can't Hide: The Achille Lauro Mission



Audits and Investigations: The Marcinko Legacy



Fire Four: A New Way of Doing Business



The Old Way of Doing Business: Put Them Back in Their Cages



Hunting in the Gulf: Joint Special Operations at Work


Epilogue Cease-fire-Lock and Load


Glossary


Select Bibliography


Index