Seals [Mass Market Paperback]

T.L. Bosiljevac (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 1991

"For the most detailed account we've seen of SEAL involvedment in Vietnam check out SEALs."
SOLDIER OF FORTUNTE
In January 1962, two Sea, Air, and Land Teams were formed. Commissioned to operate up to twenty miles inland in enemy territory, they would act as naval commandos whose functions were to gather intelligence, raid, ambush, capture prisoners, and cretae havoc in enemy territory. This book recounts the many daring missions that the SEALs undertook to serve their country. It was during the Vietnmam War years that their Special Warfare reputation was built, and the heroism of the few brave men detailed here shows why.

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"For the most detailed account we've seen of SEAL involvedment in Vietnam check out SEALs."
SOLDIER OF FORTUNTE
In January 1962, two Sea, Air, and Land Teams were formed. Commissioned to operate up to twenty miles inland in enemy territory, they would act as naval commandos whose functions were to gather intelligence, raid, ambush, capture prisoners, and cretae havoc in enemy territory. This book recounts the many daring missions that the SEALs undertook to serve their country. It was during the Vietnmam War years that their Special Warfare reputation was built, and the heroism of the few brave men detailed here shows why.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; First Edition edition (January 28, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080410722X
• ISBN-13: 978-0804107228
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #821,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A highly accurate anthology of SEAL operations in Vietnam., December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Seals (Mass Market Paperback)

"SEALs" is the book version of a historical master's thesis written by Tim Bosiljevac, a highly respected career SEAL officer (and former enlisted Army Ranger). His work is essentially a diary of SEAL operations in Vietnam. It moves chronologically through the arrival of UDTs in the early 60's to the departure of US forces in 1975. The book's matter of fact description of numerous operations, taken from SEAL Team logs, allows the reader to appreciate the complexity of the intelligence gathering systems employed by the SEALs to generate their own target lists. The detailed descriptions of equipment carried and the synopses of patrol orders allows will appeal to Soldiers interested in finding out how the "best of the best" prepared and executed missions in the Rung Sat. This book is highly recommended for current and former Special Operators.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An action packed chronological tale of SEALs, July 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Seals (Mass Market Paperback)

I thought this was a great book. It is a detailed report of what really happened over in Vietnam and who was doing it. This book really tells how it happened, when it happened, and why it happened. This is a must read for anyone even remotely interested in unconventioinal warfare.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SEALs are the Needles in the Enemy's Haystack, August 4, 2008

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This review is from: SEALs: UDT/ SEAL Operations In Vietnam (Hardcover)

Tulsa World's review can't be topped about this book: "Makes 'RAMBO' seem like a Harlequin romance."