SEAL of honor [electronic resource] : Operation Red Wings and the life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN / Gary Williams.
Publication details: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2010.Description: xx, 216 p., [16] p. of plates : illISBN:- 1591149576 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781612510064 (e-book)
- Murphy, Michael Patrick, 1976-2005
- Murphy, Michael Patrick, 1976-2005 -- Military leadership
- United States. Navy. SEALs -- Officers -- Biography
- Operation Red Wings, 2005
- Medal of Honor -- Biography
- Heroes -- United States -- Biography
- Courage -- Afghanistan -- Case studies
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Biography
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Casualties -- United States
- 958.104/7 B 22
- DS371.4123.O66 W55 2010eb
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.