Operation: Search & Destroy — James Watson; Mark Roberts

A bloody civil war in Southeast Asia was spinning out of control. This was a conflict with no battlelines and no heroic causes. But they were SEALs and winning was their mission, their calling, their creed-and no one did it better, in the water, from the sky, and on the ground.

And this was their first assignment.

The Delta is no man's land and death lives here. Intel says that Charlie is still in residence, but not in large numbers. It's the SEALs' job to find the NVA's hidden supply dumps and to take them out. Hopscotching by PBR and chopper through a perilous labyrinth of islands and rivers. Team Two 1st Platoon plunges headfirst into a lethal maelstrom. New evidence suggests that a massive enemy buildup is underway-and the SEALs will be the first to brave the withering fire of a well-armed foe. But treachery has made this op doubly perilous. For, while most on their side truly want to win this war, there are others who would like to see more SEAL dead added to the body count.