NBC News and co-author of the best-selling Moon Shot The first ever publication detailing the Navy's role in manned spacecraft recovery starting in 1961 and continuing into 1975, from Alan Shepard's initial sub-orbital mission to the Apollo-Soyuz flight which inaugurated the first space collaboration between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Splashdown, NASA and The Navy takes the reader through a detailed explanation of how recovery forces, on land, sea, and in the air, were developed and deployed across the globe to be trained and ready for any and all emergencies and eventualities.  (less)

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from dozens of Army manuals for operations such as offense, defense, patrols, ambushes, special environments, and other tactical operations. Also includes basic soldier combat skills such as calls for artillery fire, first aid, NBC defense, communications and radio procedures, map reading and navigation skills, camouflage, identification of friendly and enemy vehicles, minefields, weapons, and fighting positions.  (less)