Death in the Jungle: Diary of a Navy Seal

by Gary R. Smith and Alan Maki

Book Overview

This is the riveting combat diary of Navy SEAL Gary Smith who, during his 32 months in Vietnam, engaged in 257 combat missions. This book is a realistic look at the men, the weapons and the tactics of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804113416
• ISBN13: 9780804113410
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Navy Seal at hiis finest!

Hi I'll get write to the point awsome book I was 8 or 9 when I read it and to be honest 8 or 9 year olds don't have the best attention spands, but, the book held it. It was like I was in the jungle with him, swimming in the croc filled waters and holding my sawed off shot gun waiting for the VC, point is it is one of the best books I've ever read it is a must read, ...

Very Good and Enlightening Book

This book was one of the best books I've read about the Navy SEALs in combat. The author did a good job in letting his audience know what he was feeling at the time. Yeah, the missions got a little repetitive, but that's life, thing get repeated. This wasn't some fiction book where the author could make every mission different from the others. Overall I think the book did about as good a job as any book could do to show people what being a SEAL was like.

Excellent Realism

Speaking as a former member of the military i can tell you that this book tells it like it is. Unlike some of the other books of this type where the author either A: is a reporter and never served in the military or B: The author thinks that he is the best that ever was and that he was never afraid. The B type are usually entertaining but not very real. This is a great daily account of Gary's 1st tour in Vietnam. He tells it like it is from the rides to town through sniper fire to get a beer to the death the he caused and witnessed in the jungle. I have read many books about the Navy Seals both A and B versions and in my opinion this book is in a class by itself.

I thought this book was greatThis

This book was the best book I have ever read. It had great detail. I loved it.

Outstanding!!!!!! Fell the perfume of the jungle!!!!!!!!!

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