Way back in my impressionable high school days, I participated in a week-long summer program at the Naval Academy, and for our morning workout on the last day, they brought in a SEAL to lead us. And let me tell you, those guys are intense. Luckily for everyone, I decided to go into publishing instead, but if you also want an insider’s knowledge of this group of elite soldiers, check out Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story by Dick Couch—a former SEAL and New York Times bestselling author—and William Boyd, co-author of Chris Kyle’s American Gun.
Navy SEALs is the first complete history of the U.S. Navy SEALs, from their roots in World War II to their celebrated efforts in the Global War on Terror, featuring never-before-seen photographs, documents, and ephemera from the Naval archives. This book is being published in tandem with a PBS documentary of the same name, airing this Veterans Day, November 11th, at 9:00pm EST.
No authors or filmmakers have ever had the kind of access to the SEALs that Couch, Doyle, and the NavySEALs team have had. This is no dry history, but rather the SEALs themselves telling of their most fascinating, dangerous missions, entirely in their own words. Written with full cooperation of the Navy (complete with declassified documents and records), and featuring interviews with 100 former and active SEALs, Navy SEALs is the public’s closest look at this most secretive military division.
Don’t miss Navy SEALs and its companion documentary on November 11th, and you, too, can get up close and personal with the world’s most legendary special forces.
-Amanda