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Walking Point: The Experiences Of A Founding Member Of The Elite Navy Seals | 
 enlarge | Authors: James Watson, J. C. Watson
Publisher: Avon
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 198320
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 296
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 1.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0380726483
Dewey Decimal Number: 959
EAN: 9780380726486
ASIN: 0380726483
Publication Date: April 1, 1998
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Product Description
INSIDE THE NAVYS TOUGHEST FIGHTING FORCE WITH A WARRIOR WHO WAS THEREKnown worldwide for their incredible combat skill, the Navy SEALs are one of the most elite sectors of the U.S. military. Now veteran SEAL Chief James Watson, who thrilled readers with his popular war memoir Point Man, presents more gripping stories of SEAL training and combat missions around the globe. Alongside SEAL Team Two, Sixth Platoon, we watch soldiers perform treacherous diving missions, penetrate POW camps, arm a baby atom bomb, block seaborne supply routes, develop intelligence on enemy positions, and interrogate prisoners. From infiltrating a Viet Cong stronghold surrounded by land mines to recovering multimillion-dollar equipment lost in waters with near-zero visibility, SEALs have taken on the toughest and most dangerous jobs, in wartime and peacetime alike. Here, in language as straightforward and hard-edged as the Chief himself, is an insiders look into the heart of SEAL operations: how it feels to be among a group of warriors united by ironclad trust, heroic daring, and military strength in brilliant service to their country.
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 In service to our Nation December 18, 2007
"Walking Point" Is a well written overview of not only the inception of the U.S.Navy SEAL's, but also of one of its 'Plank Holders' (Chief James Watson). Few alive can walk with their heads held higher than this Patriot!!!
Buy his book.
the last reviewer is wrong... September 1, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
with all due respect reader from miniapolis, u are wrong in everything u said. Chief Watson is a great SEAL...after successful ops SEALs always went to a bar to party and bond...its called UNIT INTEGRETY...after enough partying all SEALs within a unit should be able to finish each other sentences and trust each other with their lives (which they may have to sometime). And the way u put it is that Chief Watson sucker punched the guy for no reason...well if u read the book, the Chief was a guest in the O Club and some other chief (also a guest) came over to one of Watson's superior officers (a LT) and said "Your one of those Loud mouth SEALS arent you?" and then Watson even asked the LT's permission before punching him...then when the XO escorted him out he told Watson that he would have loved for him to stay but it would make him look bad...so in conclusion until u have gone to war and been out in the jungle with someone trying to kill you, or until u have had all of ur body messed up by a mine then please dont go badmouthing a war hero...thank you
 PROVIDED THE JOB IS DRINKING August 10, 2002
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
Welcome to the original SEALs where author James Watson could be expected to break all Ten Commandments in order to get the job done. PROVIDED THE JOB IS DRINKING! In all the other Special Forces books I read with amazement how Force Recon Marines, Snipers, Delta Force and Rangers spent up to a week in the jungle gathering intel while avoiding not only booby-traps, ambush and detection from the enemy but tigers and leopards. Watson's idea of a mission in Vietnam was going out for 2 hours in Levi's blue jeans then getting back to base to get drunk before dark. Basically "Charlie" had very little fear of this alcoholic with a green face. He once looked so exhausted his superior suggested he stay in while his men go on patrol. Was he overworked? Obviously not as his men weren't. He was exhasted from spending all his free time drinking rather than resting or sleeping. So when they came to tell him his men were under fire guess where he was? In the bar getting drunk of course. I have the utmost respect and gratitude for those who served with pride in the Vietnam War because preserving freedom is always a just cause. Unfortunately that cause never occurred to shoot-first-Watson who killed a newborn baby at its mother's breast with a shotgun then blamed the enemy for bringing his family to a war. Whose country did he think it was? Watson was far too busy lying to superiors, stealing from anyone and cheating to increase rate (rank) to do any recon for his "missions."I have read over a dozen books on Special Forces (all nonfiction) and James Watson's two books: Walking Point and Point Man were by far the worst. Forcing myself to finish this diatribe was far more painful than any training Watson endured to become a SEAL back in the days when you smoked between sneaking out of exercises. Basically it's a self-serving story profiling how chronic alcoholism increases delusions of grandeur and the self-glorification of an undisciplined wannabe tough guy. Not only was James Watson an unprofessional soldier but he tends to brag about it. A real man doesn't sucker punch a fellow soldier in a bar then give himself a pat on the back. ...
HOOYAH Chief... AGAIN! May 10, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great book! Anyone who has any Navy SEAL interests or has read Point Man MUST read this book! It is excellent! You get an idea of what Vietnam must have been like... in vivid detail! This book is a must!
Pure SEAL fun! May 3, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is amazing. The story of the U.S. Navy SEAL's! For anyone who has read any of the Rouge Warrior series or First SEAL this is the book for you!
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