First Seal

grow up a hero...or you'll end up in prison." But Roy Boehm was

fated for heroism from the moment he shipped out with the U.S.

Navy, eight months before Pearl Harbor. His brilliant and

courageous fighting career would lead him from the monumental sea

battles of the South Pacific across the battle zones of Korea to

the shores of Castro's Cuba and into the killing fields and

jungles of Vietnam.

As the Second World War came to a close and left in its wake an

even greater threat to America's freedom — the Cold War — Boehm

saw that unconventional times required the creation of an

unconventional warrior. Drawing on his expertise as a diver and a

member of the Navy's Underwater Demolitions Teams, he set out to

invent a disciplined, dedicated, and ruthless force capable of

attack from sea, air, or land. It would be a unique unit —

willing to disregard fear and walk through fire — a team that

would descend into hell itself to conduct dirty war:

infiltration, sabotage, ambush. Boehm's team would become the

legendary special operations force known as the Navy SEALs.

Discover the startling truth behind:

Boehm and his SEALs' involvement in the Cuban Missile

Crisis, including a personal meeting with President Kennedy.

Life — and death — in the rice patties of Vietnam and the

streets of Saigon, where, with a VC bounty on his head, Boehm

developed relationships with a beautiful enemy spy and deadly Viet

Cong officer.

The unconventional techniques and

strategies Boehm pioneered in the creation of the SEAL teams and

much more.

In combat, Roy Boehm left nothing to chance. In "First SEAL," he

leaves nothing to the imagination. With the impact of a depth

charge, "First SEAL" delivers an explosive, no-holds-barred,

firsthand, inside look at what it takes to be one of the rare

breed of men who live for war...or die for their country.