The Naked Warriors: The Elite Fighting Force That Became the Navy Seals

by Francis D. Fane and Francis Douglas Fane

Book Overview

Facing a fanatical enemy in Europe and in the Pacific, U.S. planners turned to a new kind of warrior--daring swimmers who could knock out mine, map out enemy beaches, and pave the way for Allied naval... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312959850
• ISBN13: 9780312959852
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Discovering the UDT

For a son of a former UDT this book opened my eyes wider than ever before to the dangers faced by my father and his shipmates of the UDT. The valor exhibited by these men while operating in broad dayight under emeny fire to aid in the landing of larger invasion forces is staggering. This book is excellent reading for anyone interested in one of our nations truely elite fighting units "the Underwater Demolition Teams".

Recommended

This book is the standard bearer for books about the UDTs. Well researched but written from personal experience, Fane does an excellent job of retelling the exploits of these admirable sailors. Recommended for anyone interested in NSW or WWII.