The Teams: An Oral History of the U.S. Navy Seals

By Bill Fawcett

Book Overview

They were selected for their commitment and uncommon bravery, and for skills that far surpassed those of ordinary soldiers. They operated in "Teams' of up to 200 officers and men, taking the firefight to the enemy's most fiercely protected strongholds -- winning the battles only they could win. They earned the eternal respect of a nation, and they recall with pride their remarkable exploits in a war lesser men would sooner forget. THE TEAMS is an explosive account of the SEALs in action -- told in the words of the men whose awesome courage under fire and breathtakingly unconventional combat techniques changed the way ground war will forever be waged. Detailed and blisteringly authentic, here are unforgettable first-hand stories of everything from BUD/S training to "black ops," related with remarkable candor by six fighting men who helped write the glorious legend in blood and fire...and who were then, and will always be, proud to be call SEALs!

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380728745
• ISBN13: 9780380728749
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Poignant stories

The poignant stories of fighting by veterans of marine commandos (SEALs) in Vietnam. Good reading.

Great personal accounts

These autobiographies are well written, with some background info from the editors in between. They include accounts of plankowners from SEAL teams One and Two, as well as one from the interesting personality of James Janos, best known as Jesse 'the Body' Ventura, former pro wrestler and former governor of Minnesota.

The Teams

Great book and well written. It gives you the fell of what it is like to leave a navy seals life. From the get go it shows everything from boot camp to Black ops. This is a true life account of the SEALs in action. Told by only the ones who did it!The men whose awesome courage under fire and breathtakingly unconventional combat techniques changed the way ground war will forever be waged.

The Teams: An Oral History Of The U.S. Navy SEALs

I have read a couple books about the SEAls but I have to say this was the best yet. While reading it I could barly put it down because it was so action packed and it described what SEAL training is like and some of the missions SEALs went with great detail and enthusiasm. Over all I found this to be an exellent book

Great read, very interesting

Takes you from the UDT beginning, to the creation of SEAL team 1,some not too common knowledge. And some stories about the human interest.