Into Enemy Waters
A World War II Story of the Demolition Divers Who Became the Navy SEALs
[New York] : Diversion Books, 2023, ©2022.
Format: Book
Edition: First Diversion Books trade paperback edition.
Description: 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
"George Morgan was just a wiry, seventeen-year-old lifeguard when he joined the Navy’s World War II Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) a special operations group whose daring warriors were selected from the best swimmers in America's armed forces. Outfitted with swim trunks, dive masks, and fins, the elite unit of combat swimmers would later five rise to the Navy SEALs. Led by maverick Naval Reserve Officer Draper Kauffman, these frogmen braved fierce enemy fire and rough seas as they scouted the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima, the shark-infested reefs of Okinawa, and the cold waters of Tokyo Bay to gather intel and blow up coastal defenses ahead of Allied landings."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Part I. The Atlantic. The crash -- Shadow of war -- Bomb disposal -- The lifeguard -- Coastal defenses -- Fort Pierce -- The demolitioneers -- Overlord -- Rising tide -- Part II. The Pacific. Amphibians -- The lagoon -- Combat swimmers -- The whale -- Setting sail -- The elite -- The floating city -- Part III. Into enemy waters. Sulphur Island -- Falling leaves -- Black sand -- The catchers -- Blessman -- The flag -- The reef -- Kamikaze -- Pulling teeth -- East -- Typhoon -- Black skies -- R&R -- Part IV. The last island. The big one -- The sword -- Coronado
Subjects:
Morgan, George, 1927-
United States. Navy. Underwater Demolition Teams -- History.
United States. Navy. SEALs -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
Underwater demolition teams -- United States.
Divers -- United States -- History.
Divers -- United States -- Biography.
Morgan, George, 1927-
United States. Navy. Underwater Demolition Teams -- History.
United States. Navy. SEALs -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
Underwater demolition teams -- United States.
Divers -- United States -- History.
Divers -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
1635768489
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Naval Dub | Blythewood | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-312) and index.