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The US Special Forces offer a wide array of career opportunities. Comments from men who have served in Special Forces, current statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at Special Forces jobs ranging from Army Green Berets to Navy SEALs to Marine Scout Snipers.

A memoir from a SEAL and medic in which he explores his 25-year career in dangerous combat missions and the post-traumatic stress disorder that developed at home.

"Explores the SEALs' history, key missions, role in the US military, major accomplishments, required training, weapons, gear, technology, and [more]."--Provided by publisher.

As a Navy SEAL commander, Rorke Denver is uniquely qualified to answer questions about what makes a hero or a leader, why men kill, how best to serve your country, how battlefield experiences can elevate us, and most importantly, why we fight and what it does for and to us.

The story of the Battle of Ramadi, as told by a Navy SEAL who ran with the legendary military unit known as the Punishers, which included Chris Kyle (American Sniper), Mike Monsoor, Ryan Job, and Marc Lee. The deadliest platoon in Iraq, they secured key locations during 2006, a pivotal year in the Iraq War.

In April 1972, SEAL Lieutenant Tom Norris risked his life to rescue two American airmen who were shot down behind North Vietnamese enemy lines, a feat for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor. Six months later he was sent on a special reconnaissance mission where he would be severely wounded. SEAL Petty Officer Mike Thornton, under heavy fire, fought his way back to Norris's embattled position to rescue his officer. Mike Thornton also received a Medal of Honor. This is the only time in modern history that the Medal of Honor has been awarded in a combat action to one soldier for saving the life of another Medal recipient.

The Navy SEALs history stretches back to World War II when US intelligence officials formed a team of special-operation combat swimmers. Under the leadership of Captain Jack Taylor, a California dentist, the Maritime Unit (MU) started training in 1942, learning underwater and covert operation techniques, as it developed an array of James Bond-like new equipment, including the recently invented underwater breathing apparatus, limpet mines, silent electric motors, and a collapsible eight-foot submarine. Finally deployed in 1944, the unit conducted some of the most daring, behind-enemy-lines operations of the war in Italy, where they linked up with fearsome Italian commandos. In one of its greatest coups, they captured the plans--and the architect--of Germany's famed Gothic Line, resulting in the Eighth Army's partial breakthrough. Filled with unforgettable characters, including the unit's charismatic leader, a Hollywood star, and a gritty New York City gas station owner, The First SEALs cinematically narrates one of the greatest untold stories of World War II and links their storied past to today's gloried US Navy SEALs.