Combat Swimmer: Memoir of a Navy Seal
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Book Overview
For the first time in trade paperback-a classic memoir of Navy SEALs in action. In gripping prose, Captain Robert A. Gormly tells about his days as a leader in the Navy SEALs- taking readers into the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0525943269
ISBN13:9780525943266
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:Dutton Books
Length:279 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
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A exciting look at the inside of the SEAL Teams!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Captain Robert Gormly takes the public on an inside tour of the SEAL community. Through BUD\S, two tours in Vietnam, and becoming CO of SEAL Team Six, Captain Gormly tells the true stories of it all! Go along with SEAL Team Six as they retake the Achille Lauro. Set ambushes in the jungles of Vietnam. Experiance Hell Week. With Combat Swimmer, you can! For the future Frogmen, this one is for you!
This is a great book.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
It takes a special person to make it through the rigors of BUD/S Training alone. Robert Gormly did just that and then went on to have a highly decorated career spanning 29 years in the Navy SEALS. Combat Swimmer is an excellent read for anyone interested in Naval Spec Ops. Gormly offers a captivating story to the reader at all times. His accounts of sitting neck-deep in the canals of the Rung Sat Secret Zone truly make you feel as if you are one of the operators along for the ride with him. His narrative blend of both action and bureaucratic issues give a wide picture of what the SEALS were all about. This is a tough book to put down at night, and I highly recommend it.
COMBAT SWIMMER a must read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I couldn't put the book down. Capt. Robert A. Gormly tells it like it is. Because of this book I have decided to join the Navy SEALs. For a book to influence me like that it has to be a excellent book.
Authentic, honest, and to the point. A true warrior.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Served with Capt. GORMLEY in SEAL Team TWO. A fine officer, fair, a leader, and listened to his men. Enjoyed his book, and authencity. Glad I bought this book. J.H. "Hoot" Andrews, USN, Ret.
Well-written, factual, honest, thoughtful, enjoyable
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Bob Gormley has given us (finally) a balanced and realistic look at the business of being a Navy SEAL. The craft of Special Operations is one that reguires intregety, hard work, courage, discipline and judgement. Especially judgement. It is NOT a trade where profanity, abuse and anti-social behavior are required or even tolerated. Nicely done Bob! But it'll never get you a spot on Larry King Live.
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