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Weapons of the Navy Seals

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Weapons of the Navy Seals

Contributors:

By (Author) Kevin Dockery

ISBN:

9780425205150

Publisher:

Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint:

G P Putnam's Sons

Publication Date:

1st November 2005

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Naval forces and warfare
Military engineering
Military history

Dewey:

359.984

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

544

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 29mm

Weight:

555g

Description

This painstakingly researched volume covers the armament and ammunition that have served the SEALs, tracing each weapon from the development stage to its current form. Also included are exclusive accounts from those who first witnessed these weapons in action. Written with the cooperation of the UDT/SEAL Museum Association in Florida, and packed with detailed information and photos, this book offers fresh insight into the technology that has for decades sustained the Navy SEALs as an unstoppable military force-and continues to make them the most dangerous warriors in the world.

Author Bio

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 on the history of the Navy SEALs and the lives of the men who lived that history. He is the author ofWeapons of the Navy SEALs,Future Weapons, Stalkers and Shooters, Operation Thunderhead, and the Navy SEALs Oral History series.

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