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SEAL of honor : Operation Red Wings and the life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN / Gary Williams.

Williams, Gary. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 1591149576
  • ISBN: 9781591149576
  • Physical Description: xx, 216 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2010]

Content descriptions

With Note:
MARCIVE 10/05/10
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The knock on the door -- Vigil for the valiant -- Funeral for the fallen -- Seeds of greatness -- "The protector" -- Prep schools for SEALs -- Officer Candidate School -- BUD/S : the price of admission -- Agoge : earning the Trident -- Warrior community and structure -- Deployment work-up -- Operation Enduring Freedom -- Afghanistan, home of al-Qaeda -- When character met circumstance : Operation Red Wings -- Rescue mission -- Answering the call -- No one left behind -- In the presence of warriors -- Memorials to a hero -- Of service and sacrifice -- Growing legacy -- Postscript -- Appendix: Naval special warfare community support groups.
Subject: Murphy, Michael Patrick, 1976-2005.
Murphy, Michael Patrick, 1976-2005 > Military leadership.
United States. Navy. SEALs > Officers > Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Casualties > United States.
Courage > Afghanistan > Case studies.
Heroes > United States > Biography.
Medal of Honor > Biography.
Operation Red Wings, 2005.
Genre: Biographies.
Case studies.

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