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Author:
Williams, Gary.
Title:
SEAL of honor : Operation Red Wings and the life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN / Gary Williams.
Edition:
1st Naval Institute Press pbk. ed.
Publisher:
Naval Institute Press,
Copyright Date:
2011, c2010
Description:
xx, 218 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Murphy, Michael Patrick,--1976-2005.
Murphy, Michael Patrick,--1976-2005--Military leadership.
Operation Red Wings, 2005.
United States.--SEALs--SEALs--Officers--Biography.
Medal of Honor--Biography.
Heroes--United States--Biography.
Courage--Afghanistan--Case studies.
Afghan War, 2001---Biography.
Afghan War, 2001- --Casualties--United States.
Murphy, Michael Patrick,--1976-2005.
Operation Red Wings, 2005.
United States.--SEALs--SEALs--Officers--Biography.
Medal of Honor--Biography.
Heroes and heroines--Biography.
Courage--Case studies.
Afghan War, 2001---Biography.
Casualties.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.
Summary:
A biography of Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, the leader of a reconnaissance squad from Navy SEAL Team 10 who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Afghanistan during a battle with Taliban fighters in 2005, a mission that cost him his life.
Indexed by:
Library Journal, April 2010
ISBN:
1591149657
9781591149651 (pbk.)
Locations:
CHPB482 -- North English Public Library (North English)

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