The United States Navy SEAL Teams were founded in 1962, on the order of President John F. Kennedy, but they have a reputation as one of the best Special Forces units in the world. The U.S. Navy SEALS tells the story behind these Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) specialists. It describes the full combat record of the SEAL Teams, detailing their organization, equipment, uniforms and insignia. Over 200 photographs and illustrations are included.
The U.S. Navy SEALs is a beautiful coffee table style book with a huge Trident on the cover. The photos and illustrations are the best part, as the text is somewhat dry. The Vietnam era is thoroughly covered. Several other lesser known battles/missions are mentioned. The forward by Dick Couch, ex-SEAL Team 1 is as excellent as his own books are. “Read” this one for the military visual and the honorable history it represents.