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America's first frogman : the Draper Kauffman story /

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"Always leading by example, Draper Kauffman established underwater demolition traditions of perseverance, teamwork, and a lasting brotherhood of men of extraordinary courage that are carried on by Navy SEALs today. Mrs. Bush records her brother's legacy to the U.S. Navy and the details of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bush, Elizabeth K., 1922- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Kauffman, Draper L. > (Draper Laurence), > 1911-1979.
United States. > Navy. > Underwater Demolition Teams > History.
United States. > Navy > Officers > Biography.
United States > Navy > Officers > Biography.
Kauffman, Draper L. > (Draper Laurence), > 1911-1979
United States. > Navy.
United States. > Navy. > Underwater Demolition Teams.
USA > Navy
Admirals > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Amiraux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unités > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Admirals.
Armed Forces > Officers.
Military operations, Naval > American.
Regimental histories.
United States.
Marine
Admiral
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
USA.
1939-1945
Biographies.
History.
Biografie.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"Always leading by example, Draper Kauffman established underwater demolition traditions of perseverance, teamwork, and a lasting brotherhood of men of extraordinary courage that are carried on by Navy SEALs today. Mrs. Bush records her brother's legacy to the U.S. Navy and the details of his life with a historian's attention to detail and a novelist's flare for storytelling."--Jacket.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:xiv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:1591140986
9781591140986