越南战争期间，为应对越南南方星罗棋布的河道和繁密的树林，美国海军组建了一支内河海军部队，主要作战（交通）工具是巡逻艇和直升机。这支内河海军部队不同于美国的传统远洋海军部队，需要与对手短兵相接，对士兵的勇气和现身精神要求更高。自组建之日起，到美军最终撤出越南，这支部队一直在战斗在一线，付出了难以想象的牺牲，也取得了巨大的战绩。

《我在雷队的十三年》作者为波兰特种部队“雷队”（GROM）的特种兵，服役13年，曾亲历多次军事行动，包括一次赴阿富汗，四次前往伊拉克。《我在雷队的十三年》描述了主人公从一名普通战士到成为特种兵的过程，对其日常训练和战斗任务进行了细节方面的介绍，特别是在参加伊拉克战争中的各种经历，包括与美国海军陆战队的合作等情况，书中内容均是真实发生的故事，书后近百幅图片是获得波兰军方授权公开的战斗纪实照片。

Combat at Close Quarters describes riverine combat during the Vietnam War, emphasizing the operations of the U.S. Navy’s River Patrol Force, the U.S. Army-Navy Mobile Riverine Force, and the Vietnam Navy. One section details the SEALORDS combined campaign, a determined effort by U.S. Navy, Vietnam Navy, and allied ground forces to cut enemy supply lines from Cambodia and disrupt operations at base areas deep in the delta. The authors provide details on the combat vessels, helicopters, weapons, and equipment employed in the Mekong Delta as well as the Vietnamese combatants on both sides and American troops who fought to secure Vietnam’s waterways. The American experience on Vietnam’s rivers and canals is indispensable to understanding the impact of riverine warfare on modern U.S. naval and military operations in the 21st century.