Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors

Part 1 takes us through the incredible history of the SEALs predecessors in WWII and Korea--the underwater demolition teams that helped secure the beaches of Normandy and the Pacific--through their evolution into elite warriors, fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, the formation of SEAL Team 6, executing secret missions in Panama and Grenada, all the way up to 9-11-- the event that will change the way America fights wars.

A look at Navy SEAL snipers examines the exhaustive training that makes them world-class marksmen and their expertise in small-arms combat under every conceivable condition.

A terrorist insurgency turns Iraqi cities into cauldrons of violence, but the Navy SEALs help turn the tide. Street fighting is notoriously chaotic, confusing and violent, but the SEALs expertise in small-unit tactics, physical endurance and sheer grit make them an invaluable asset to the U.S. Army and Marines. Teaming up with conventional forces, the SEALs participate in “clear-and-hold” operations against a determined, ruthless foe: Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Extreme training and combat expertise are only part of what make the SEALs the worlds most effective fighting force. What truly sets them apart is their warrior ethos: a code of honor combining courage, discipline, and unhesitating willingness to risk life and limb to accomplish the mission or aid a fallen fellow soldier.