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03198aam a2200517 i 4500 001 203AC3587ABA11E4B6DBA182DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20141203010034 008 140701s2014 maua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014026097 020 $a 0306821729 (hardback) 020 $a 9780306821721 (hardback) 040 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-au--- $a mm----- $a e-it--- $a e-au--- 050 00 $a D794.5 $b .O37 2014 082 00 $a 940.54/8673 $2 23 100 1 $a O'Donnell, Patrick K., $d 1969- 245 10 $a First SEALs : $b the untold story of the forging of America's most elite unit / $c Patrick K. O'Donnell. 246 3 $a First SEALs, the untold story. 250 $a First edition. 260 $a Boston, MA : $b Da Capo Press, $c 2014. 300 $a xi, 290 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "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, a California dentist, 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, including the recently invented underwater breathing apparatus, limpet mines, silent electric motors, and a collapsible eight-foot submarine. 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. In one of its greatest coups, they captured the plans--and the architect--of Germany's famed Gothic Line, resulting in the Eighth Army's partial breakthrough. Filled with unforgettable characters, including the unit's charismatic leader, a Hollywood star, and a gritty New York City gas station owner, The First SEALs cinematically narrates one of the greatest untold stories of World War II and links their storied past to today's gloried US Navy SEALs"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Commando operations. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x History. $x History. 610 10 $a United States. $b SEALs $b SEALs $x History. 610 10 $a United States. $b Underwater Demolition Teams $b Underwater Demolition Teams $x History. 610 10 $a United States. $b Office of Strategic Services $x History. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Mediterranean Region. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Italy. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Austria. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Amphibious operations. 941 $a 10 952 $l DFPC353 $d 20240430015852.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20201203012519.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204075107.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110061027.0 952 $l CDPC522 $d 20191119021206.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720043601.0 952 $l DAPG173 $d 20170817010357.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20170728030415.0 952 $l FMPC224 $d 20150630011429.0 952 $l XHPD657 $d 20150409095217.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=203AC3587ABA11E4B6DBA182DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search