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

by James Watson and James Watson

Book Overview

In Walking Point, Chief Watson recounts the history of the SEALs, from their inception in 1962 through his three tours of duty in Vietnam, and discusses the SEALs today. As a SEAL, Chief Watson was part of the U.S. military's worldwide Special Forces, responsible for fighting guerrilla-style warfare and training local forces in advanced combat tactics. Known for their incredible combat skill, the SEALs are one of the most elite sectors of the military...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688143024
• ISBN13: 9780688143022
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

the last reviewer is wrong...

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

HOOYAH Chief... AGAIN!

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!

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!

This is the real deal, brace yourself...

This is a great account of what it was realy like in Nam. Told by one of the founding members of Seal Team Two, Watson delivers with a fully packed punch. He tells of encounters with such detail it's hard to stop reading. You won't be able to put it down once you start.

I thoroughly enjoyed Chief Watsons attention to detail .

Very well written. Chief Watson's description of the attention to detail and the reliance of each team member as a unit was superb. The tension of these people operating out in the field is palpable and can be felt in his writing. Well done and thanks for a good read Chief.