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SNAKES, VIPERS, CROCS, SHARKS, AND THE VC
With 257 combat missions in Vietnam under his belt, Gary Smith is a living witness to the realities of Naval Special Warfare. He worked with some of the toughest and most highly motivated men in the world, executing missions in the murderous terrain of Rung Sat Special Zone and Dung Island. The key to their success: go where no ordinary soldier would go and no VC would expect them.
Though death reigned as king in the jungles of Vietnam, Gary Smith considered it a privilege and an honor to serve under the officers and with the men of Underwater Demolition Team Twelve and SEAL Team 1. Because he and his teammates, trained to the max, gave each other the courage to attain the unattainable . . . .
With 257 combat missions in Vietnam under his belt, Gary Smith is a living witness to the realities of Naval Special Warfare. He worked with some of the toughest and most highly motivated men in the world, executing missions in the murderous terrain of Rung Sat Special Zone and Dung Island. The key to their success: go where no ordinary soldier would go and no VC would expect them.
Though death reigned as king in the jungles of Vietnam, Gary Smith considered it a privilege and an honor to serve under the officers and with the men of Underwater Demolition Team Twelve and SEAL Team 1. Because he and his teammates, trained to the max, gave each other the courage to attain the unattainable . . . .
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
RM2 Smith, Point/Swimmer/Rifleman, Shotgun.
257 combat missions in Nam under his belt.
He gives you an outstanding description of the missions at the Nam's Jungle. I've read the 314 pages of the book in 3 days. Smith grabs you until the last page of the last mission.
Reading the book you became one of the Foxtrot Platoon's member, real near the VC and between MM2 Funkhouser and RM2 Smith...............Just dont miss it.....its a real good non-fiction Vietnam portrait!!!!!!! 5 stars ***** book
257 combat missions in Nam under his belt.
He gives you an outstanding description of the missions at the Nam's Jungle. I've read the 314 pages of the book in 3 days. Smith grabs you until the last page of the last mission.
Reading the book you became one of the Foxtrot Platoon's member, real near the VC and between MM2 Funkhouser and RM2 Smith...............Just dont miss it.....its a real good non-fiction Vietnam portrait!!!!!!! 5 stars ***** book
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I've read several Navy Seal books ,this one along with "ELEMENT OF SURPRISE" By Daryl Young are by far the most descriptive books I've ever read. I could almost feel the stickyness of the air while the missions are discribed in great detail.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book showed how boring ambushes could be for hours and then full of adrenaline and excitement the next moment. I could not put this book down for three days. It is one of the best books I have read about Navy SEALs in Vietnam. I would definitely recommend buying this book.
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Very honest account of Vietnam conflict
Just finished reading this book and found it a very honest and humane account of an horrific war. The author tells it in a very simplistic manner, and although he received some... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Blondie
Very descriptive, but also very repetitive
The book was very good and descriptive, almost too descriptive in some parts, but it was also very repetitive. I really got tired of reading about overnight ambushes! Read more
Published on 22 Mar 1999
A teriffic first-hand account of SEAL life in Viet Nam
This is one of the best books I have ever read about the Vietnam War. It is given first-hand by a Navy SEAL. Read more
Published on 18 July 1998
Smith talks more of "partying" than his Vietnam experiences.
I've read alot of Vietnam War material, but this was by far the worst. All Smith does is brag about his partying and his shotgun, which he refers as "sweetlips"... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 1998
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