New York, NY: Avon Books, 1991. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. vi, 314 pages. Glossary. Some creasing and small chips to dust jacket spine. Kevin Dockery is an American fiction and nonfiction author and military historian. He is best known for his work detailing the history and weapons of the Navy SEALs. He served in the US Army on the President's Guard, and as an armorer. Since retiring from the Army, he has worked as a curator for the SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, an historian and as a lecturer. He has written 37 books, appeared in television documentaries and served as technical advisor for several motion pictures. He has written with or for several well-known figures, including Jesse Ventura and several other SEALs. He served in the U.S. Army from 1972 through 1975 as the Unit Armorer for Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, a ceremonial and guard unit assigned to the White House in Washington DC. Company A was the Presidents Guard for the 1976 Bicentennial. Dockery was a Selected Marksman for the unit. His duties also included caring for all of the unit's weapons, both modern and antique, including 77 Brown Bess flintlock muskets, swords, spontoons (spears) and other arms. Dockery received a BA degree in Communications from Oakland University in 1980. Dockery joined the Michigan National Guard, Company A, 225th Infantry. He served as an 81mm M29A1 mortar team leader, a weapons squad leader (antitank), and an infantry squad leader. He left the service in 1984. His books include Navy Seals: The Complete History, Stalkers and Shooters: A History of Snipers and Weapons of the Navy Seals. More