Encyclopedia of Navy Seals - Softcover

Sasser, Charles W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816045704 ISBN 13: 9780816045709

Publisher: Checkmark Books, 2002

Synopsis

Entries document the people, places, and events surrounding the history of the Navy SEALs.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles W. Sasser is a retired military veteran who spent four years on active duty as a journalist in the U.S. Navy, followed by thirteen years in the U.S. Army Special Forces (the Green Berets). He has written numerous magazine articles and more than thirty books, including The First SEAL. He lives in Chouteau, OK.

From Booklist:

This monograph from a prolific author who has been a police officer, teacher, U.S. Navy journalist, and U.S. Army Special Forces soldier covers the Navy Seals from their World War II predecessors (e.g., Alamo Scouts, Underwater demolition teams) to their present units and service in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf War, and Bosnia. Coverage includes organization, personnel, equipment, weapons, terms, and training.

More than 300 alphabetical entries vary from a paragraph to several pages in length. There are numerous cross-references at the end of each entry. About 50 black-and-white photographs illustrate the volume and are appropriately placed throughout the text. Assisting readers is a select bibliography with approximately 100 citations to books, periodicals, and one Web site. An examination of the bibliography shows the citations to be current and representative of the substantial amount of literature available. Rounding out the reference is a detailed index. Within the index, boldface page numbers represent main entries, and italics denote illustrations.

This reference will be popular with military aficionados, scholars, and general readers. Although there are dozens of books regarding the Navy Seals, this is the only reference in an encyclopedia format. This volume should be considered for acquisition by high-school, public, and academic libraries. RBB
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About this edition

• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0816045704
• ISBN 13: 9780816045709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 270