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Men In Green Faces: A Novel Of U.S. Navy SEALs (2012)

by Gene Wentz(Favorite Author)

4.13 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1250036224 (ISBN13: 9781250036223)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: This book is about a SEAL team unit in Vietnam that are stationed on the son Ku Lon River, and have to go out on different types of missions that will change their lives forever. This book describes the horrific and dissatisfying events and images of Vietnam's secret war. It goes through the various mental and physical changes that happen to the elite soldiers of Lima squad's SEAL team 1. It describes in detail were, how, but never why these terrible things happen to some of the most seemingly innocent of people. It tells a good story of what it was like to be in one of these elite groups, but also is an exciting piece that will keep you on your feet. If you like books based upon history and that are exiting I would defiantly recommend this book to you. Just don't make the... more same mistake I did and think it's a Non-fiction at the beginning
review 2: Overall a nice read that shows both the character and determination (epic self-discipline too) of the Navy SEALs who perform these elite ops. (Technology might not change things that much, even if you would hope there might be some edge to it.) Incredible camaraderie to be sure too.Apparently a fictionalized account of the author's time there, it did give a good feel for how life was in Vietnam, down to a lot of the food in the mess halls being preserved and overall just grub. Lose a teammate's life when you are that far from home and safe to say existence can be as lonely as the desire for revenge. (Along with shacking up with a nurse who saw quite a lot of trauma during almost continuous shifts.) A captured elderly Vietcong who loved Jack Daniels and one of the SEALs's fondness for him also made quite for quite memorable character development.As for the somewhat "between the lines" deeper story, was also interesting the patterns/signals used on the enemy territory how they appeared to signal one another they were not Americans versus American soldiers following the more intuitive/predictable path. (Such as one of the simple boats "hugging" the shore and sailing in and out of outlets, versus US ships surely just going straight to the intended destination.)Possible had it not been for the SEALs, the outcome of America's involvement in Vietnam would have been decided much sooner.... and probably much less favorably.Definitely one of those reviews where I sought to choose my words carefully to avoid any spoilers that REALLY would hurt the enjoyment of this book, even if maybe some aspects you can kind of figure would happen due to the nature of war. Also kind of one of those books about rising to the challenge in rather dark circumstances. In a certain college English class, had it been an assigned book years back, it would probably take the perspective of whether either side really had "right" on their side, as various North Vietnamese forces were brutal in what they did, but so were many South Vietnamese forces. less

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