Walking Point: The Experiences of a Founding Member of the Elite Navy Seals

by James Watson, Kevin Dockery

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.

Genres: Military Fiction, Military History

Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1997

About the author

Senior Chief James Dennis “Patches” Watson III was a Plank Owner of the SEAL Team Two.

Watson was the Curator Emeritus of the UDT-SEAL Museum in Ft. Pierce, FL

An original plank owner of SEAL Team TWO, Jim served three tours in Vietnam as platoon chief earning sixteen combat decorations, four of which are Bronze Stars all with Combat “V”.

Reviews

[Muhammad Sutton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book does not measure up to the author's first book Point Man, which I read twice. However, it is a good companion to the first book. James Watson was able to go into more detail about certain aspects of missions that the SEALs had in Vietnam that he was unable to do in the first book. He gave a lot more detail in this book about the types of weaponry they employed during the war and other assets they had at their disposal. All-in-all, it was a decent book.

[Skyelr · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cool history of the early days of the US Navy SEALs in Vietnam.

[Sonny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heavy on descriptions of their training, weapons, and tactics but light on actual missions which is what I really wanted to read about.

[Johnplavelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I was a Navy Seal I would find this book disturbing. As a veteran I find it disturbing. It illustrates all of the unseemly stereotypes of the seals. Hard fighting, hard drinking, hard headed, hard to believe. Don't waste your time on this one. I would tell you more, BUT then I would have to kill you.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

RIP Chief Watson.

Great attitude - as I am not a warrior, I learn mostly about how to be, rather than fighting techniques. If this book falls flat, it is only organizational and there are a couple points with repetition.

Reading about, and the words of, direct, brave, honest, loyal men is very refreshing in any era.