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A gripping history chronicling the fits and starts of American special operations and the ultimate rise of the Navy SEALs from unarmed frogmen to elite, go-anywhere commandos--as told by one of their own. Just how and why did the U.S. Navy--the branch of the U.S. military tasked with patrolling the oceans--ever manage to produce raiders trained to operate on land? More, how did a unit that had no business existing come to lead the ranks of the world's most elite commandos, routinely striking thousands of miles from the water into the deserts and mountains of Iraq and Afghanistan? Behind those questions lies an incredible underdog tale of American military history--and in By Water Beneath the Walls , former Navy SEAL Benjamin H. Milligan tells it as never before. In chapters built around key raids and told through the eyes of remarkable leaders both famous and forgotten, Milligan brings to life the SEALs' predecessors in World War II, the Korean War, and elsewhere; lands us on the beaches of the Bay of Pigs Invasion where the Navy alone emerges with a dedication to commando raiding; and launches us into the rivers and highlands of Vietnam, the proving ground where the SEALs discove

Author

Benjamin H Milligan, 1978-

Publisher

Transworld Publishers Limited

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780553392197

Subjects

Military, Government_military

Rating

4.7 / 5 (462 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14