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PublisherPaladin Press

ISBN-100873649605

ISBN-139780873649605

eBay Product ID (ePID)234700

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Book TitleCommandos from the Sea : The History of Amphibious Special Warfare in World War II and the Korean War

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Strategy, Military / Naval, Military / Korean War

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorJohn B. Dwyer

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight43 Oz

Item Length11.1 in

Item Width8.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-209631

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal940.54/5973

Table Of ContentPart OneChapter 1 - Amphibious Reconnaissance EvolutionChapter 2 - The Amphibious Scouts and Raiders (Joint)Chapter 3 - The Army's AmphibiansChapter 4 - Cloak and Dagger MarOpsChapter 5 - The DemolitioneersChapter 6 - SSU #1 and SWPA Amphibious ScoutsChapter 7 - The Alamo ScoutsChapter 8 - Combat Swimmers in the Central PacificChapter 9 - Poseidon's Warriors in ChinaChapter 10 - Poseidon's DeceiversChapter 11 - UTDs and Special Warfare, 1946-1953Chapter 12 - Postwar Cover and Deception: Toward JointnessPart Two Warrior's Sagas

SynopsisFor the first time the full story of U.S. amphibious special warfare units during World War II and the Korean War is revealed in gripping, painstakingly researched accounts of battles that few knew even occurred. Author and historian John B. Dwyer spent years gathering these first-person accounts of amphibious commando operations in Europe, North Africa, the Pacific, China, and Korea. From secret joint military-OSS and CIA missions and thrilling submarine ops to river raids deep into Nazi-controlled North Africa to the training and insertion of Korean commandos for a secret war in North Korea to fatal engagements with Japanese occupation forces in China, Dwyer chronicles the heroic feats of men who were willing to try anything and go anywhere to accomplish their dangerous missions. With dramatic action shots of amphibious commandos in action, Commandos from the Sea is the definitive history of America's waterborne warriors of World War II and the Korean War., For the first time the full story of U.S. amphibious special warfare units during WWII and the Korean War is revealed in gripping, painstakingly researched accounts of battles few knew even occurred. Author John B. Dwyer spent years gathering these first-person accounts of amphibious commando operations in Europe, North Africa, China and Korea. From the secret joint military-OSS and CIA missions and thrilling submarine ops to river raids deep into Nazi-controlled North Africa to fatal engagements with Japanese occupation forces in China, Dwyer chronicles the heroic feats of men who were willing to try anything and go anywhere to accomplish the dangerous missions. Illustrated throughout

LC Classification NumberD773.D88 1998