Weapons of the Navy Seals - Hardcover

Dockery, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0425198340 ISBN 13: 9780425198346

Publisher: Berkley Hardcover, 2004

Synopsis

For the first time, one painstakingly researched volume unveils the weapons and ammunition that have served the SEALs in combat operations around the globe. Much more than a mere catalog of arms, this book traces each weapon from the development stage to its current form.

Also included are exclusive accounts from the men who were among the first to see these weapons used in armed conflict. Written with the cooperation of the UDT/SEAL Museum Association in Florida, and packed with detailed information and photos--some never before in print--this book offers fresh insight into the technology that for decades has sustained the Navy SEALs as an unstoppable military force.

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About the Author

Kevin Dockery is a former military sniper who served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He has been a soldier in the President's Guard under Nixon and Ford, a grade school teacher, a historian, a radio broadcaster, and a gunsmith.

From Publishers Weekly

Mercenaries, arms merchants and military reenactors will delight in this exhaustive, obsessively detailed compendium of knives, pistols, shotguns, assault rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, explosives and ammo used by the celebrated commando outfit through the years. Historian and gunsmith Dockery covers virtually every weapon ever hefted by a Navy SEAL from World War II onward, chronicling the often byzantine development processes of significant weapons like the M-16 rifle and the M-60 machine gun, taking note of modifications introduced in successive models or improvised by soldiers in the field, and providing intricate explanations of firing mechanisms that only engineers will be able to follow. Specs are summarized in short, catalog-style entries listing a plethora of data, including rate of fire, range and the dimensions and weight of the weapon and its components, right down to the carrying sling. The thickets of technical information are occasionally relieved by short, action-packed stories of SEALS wreaking havoc on their enemies ("the rain of steel-jacketed 7.62mm projectiles cut through the ranks of the Al-Qaida sic"). Casual readers may find their eyes glazing over, but hard-core military buffs will deem this a valuable reference. Photos.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0425198340
• ISBN 13: 9780425198346
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544