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SEAL of honor : Operation Red Wings and the life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN / Gary Williams.
LIBRA DS371.4123.O66 W55 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Gary.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murphy, Michael Patrick, 1976-2005.
- Murphy, Michael Patrick.
- Murphy, Michael Patrick, 1976-2005--Military leadership.
- United States. Navy. SEALs.
- Operation Red Wings, 2005.
- United States. Navy. SEALs--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- Medal of Honor--Biography.
- Medal of Honor.
- Courage.
- Command of troops.
- Afghanistan.
- Heroes--United States--Biography.
- Heroes.
- Courage--Afghanistan--Case studies.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Biography.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Casualties--United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 216 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2010]
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781591149576
- 1591149576
- OCLC:
- 457161596
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