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"How did the US Navy--the branch of the US military tasked with patrolling the oceans--ever manage to produce a unit of raiders trained to operate on land? And how, against all odds, did that unit become one of the world's most elite commando forces, routinely striking thousands of miles from the water on the battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, even Central Africa? Behind the SEALs' improbable rise lies the most remarkable underdog story in American military history--and in these pages, former Navy SEAL Benjamin H. Milligan captures it"--Publisher marketing.

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"How did the US Navy--the branch of the US military tasked with patrolling the oceans--ever manage to produce a unit of raiders trained to operate on land? And how, against all odds, did that unit become one of the world's most elite commando forces, routinely striking thousands of miles from the water on the battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, even Central Africa? Behind the SEALs' improbable rise lies the most remarkable underdog story in American military history--and in these pages, former Navy SEAL Benjamin H. Milligan captures it"--Publisher marketing.
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Benjamin H. Milligan became a US Navy SEAL in 2001 and served until 2009. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star and other awards. A native of Indianapolis, he received a BA in History at Purdue University and an MA in International Relations at the University of San Diego. Since the publication of By Water Beneath The Walls, he has balanced his writing with speaking and lecturing on leadership, organizational change, and American history at various universities, military commands, and veteran’s events. When not traveling for research or leading a tour of an overseas battlefield, he lives in the Chicago area with his three sons.