DEFENDER DOLPHINS: The Story of Project Short Time is the first
eyewitness account of a unique and daring SECRET project during the
Vietnam War involving the first-ever military use of dolphins. Meet
Garth, John, Slan, Tinker and Toad, Project Short Time's highly
trained defender dolphins who protected a key ammunition pier in
Vietnam - and laid a foundation for modern-day partnerships with
dolphins, many of them their descendants. Learn how the author -
the Navy's First Marine Mammal Officer - as well as all the
scientists, engineers, military leaders, and trainers built the
Navy's SECRET Marine Mammal Program literally from scratch, added
to scientific knowledge, and successfully saved lives and high
value resources during the Vietnam War. Included inside are
Never-before-seen historic photographs. A timeline of events, a
map, and a glossary. Behind-the-scenes human-interest stories.
Profiles of key personnel. A look at the defender dolphins and
other key marine mammals. A where-are-they-now summary. A
refutation of common misconceptions and distortions about military
dolphins. "Detailed and fascinating account of a clandestine effort
undertaken decades ago during the Vietnam war..." --- U.S. Marine
Lt. Col. (ret.) James Zumwalt, son of Admiral Elmo R. (Bud) Zumwalt
Jr., the Chief of Naval Operations who ordered the deployment of
Project Short Time. "Of great interest to readers..." --- Ricou
Browning, author/creator the popular 1960s movie and television
franchise Flipper "Hal Goforth's remarkable story details for the
first time the partnership forged between man and dolphins..." -
Terrie M. Williams., PhD, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz No one is in a better
position to tell the dramatic story of the world's first military
dolphins than CAPT (Ret) Harold W. Goforth, Jr., the U.S. Navy's
first Marine Mammal Officer. For two years he lived and breathed
dolphin training, deploying with the revolutionary Dolphin Swimmer
Defense System to Vietnam until his tour ended in 1971. A marine
scientist and professor of marine sciences and exercise physiology,
Goforth spent 10 years researching DEFENDER DOLPHINS: The Story of
Project Short Time. He and his wife, Sharon, divide their time
between San Diego and South Florida.
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