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From front DJ flap: "Since 1775, the gallant ships and courageous men of the United States Navy have sailed the seven seas, guarding our shores, protecting our shipping, rescuing our citizens, and doing battle with our enemies. The great battles and the men who fought them are brought to vivid life in this, the sixth volume in the American Heritage Junior Library series."
Book - Very Good- condition. Coated cloth with colorful image over boards. Corners and spine show light wear. Some edges show some soiling. Text is clean and binding is tight.
Dust Jacket - Poor condiiton. Huge chip out of front cover. Also, small tears and chips at top of back cover.
153 pages including Index.

From the Introduction: "The United States Navy SEALs, an acronym for Sea, Air, and Land - all the places where their missions take them - are one of the country's most elite special operations forces.Long celebrated in television shows, books, and films, the SEALs long history of death-defying missions is often stranger than fiction." From the cover, the magazine also includes: "The Origins of SEAL Team Six" and "Inside Operation Neptune Spear". Near Fine condition. This issue has very minimal edge/corner wear, but does have a little rubbing on the cover, specially at the spine. Please use photos as part of the description. 96 pages with great photographs.

From the back DJ cover: "The British Royal Navy was as big as the rest of the world's fleets combined. But in the summer of 1812, that didn't stop a handful of American sloops and frigates from challenging it yardarm to yardarm. This is the stirring story of how, in one dramatic ship duel after another, they broke the spell of British invincibility at sea, which marked the coming-of-age of the U.S. Navy.

Book - Near Fine condition. Maroon textured paper over boards with white compass graphic on front and white text on spine. Beautiful marbled end papers. Minimal wear to bottom edges/corners. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Top edge has a "crinkle" on the left side of the front. Slight edge wear and tiny tear at bottom corner.
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269 pages including Index.