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The Element of Surprise: Navy Seals in Vietnam | 
 enlarge | Author: Darryl Young
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 141828
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0804105812
Dewey Decimal Number: 959.704345
EAN: 9780804105811
ASIN: 0804105812
Publication Date: March 28, 1990
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Product Description
It used to be said that the night belonged to Charlie. But that wasn't true where SEALs patrolled. For six months in 1970, fourteen men in Juliett Platoon of the Navy's SEAL Team One--incuding the author--carried out over a hundred missions in the Mekong Delta without a single platoon fatality. Their primary mission: kidnap enemy soldiers--alive--for interrogation.
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 Pretty good December 17, 2007
J. Noble
Being on a Navy SEAL and Vietnam kick at the moment, I decided to pick up Darryl Young's The Element of Surprise. I enjoyed reading this book, but felt that Mr. Young was a little repetitive when it came to the majority of the missions that they were involved in. Don't get me wrong, some of their missions were captivating and different from the others...but it's the ones that were similar kind of threw me towards giving this a three star review. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in what the SEALs did in Vietnam under the radar. Some of the events that unfold within Young's book will drop the jaw of the reader.
 The Real Deal October 26, 2006
G. E. Kugler (Big Arm, Montana United States)
A friend referred me to this book who served with the Author in Vietnam. As a former Marine sniper from Nam myself this book is the real deal. The Author gives a little more detail on weapons than I care for but I can overlook that when you read a first person account that takes you there. He gives you the language of the time and his personal feelings in an honest way that most authors dont. If you want a first person account of Navy Seals and the crazy role they play in our wars then this book takes you there and then some. Loved it.
SEALs: Hoo Yah June 16, 2003
Michael T. Lung II (Seal Beach, CA)
This was my first book that I had ever read that involved Navy SEALs in Vietnam and it hit me like a shock wave. This book is full of action, emotion, and spirit that makes this book reach another level. This book inspired me to read more Navy SEAL books and to join the TEAMs after highschool. HOO YAH!!!
best book of the year January 14, 2002
Daniel R. Shattuck (Corona, CA USA)
great book I own this book and it gives you a good view of the war. I like it because of Darryl youngs expierence in the war. I recommend it !
Good story but too detailed November 28, 2000
S. Taylor
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I liked the language the author used to write his story of being a SEAL in Vietnam. However, I found that he went into detail about the same type of mission over and over again. I understand the fact that many of the missions were similar and maybe even the same, but he could have gone into less detail for the second or third time a similar mission came up in the story. Overall a good story.
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