In the Jungle Camping With the Enemy eBook W James Seymour
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During the Vietnam War, when conventional warfare tactics weren’t proving enough to eliminate Communist insurgency, the U.S. Army implemented small unit operations to take a new kind of fight to the enemy. Five to six man Long Range Patrol teams, composed of specially trained young enlisted soldiers, went behind enemy lines to gather intelligence on Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army units, capture POWs, or set deadly ambushes that unnerved the enemy in their once-thought-secure jungle sanctuaries. These Long Range Patrol or LRP teams would lead to the re-establishment of the 75th Infantry Ranger Companies in combat and would carry on the proud history and legacy of the U.S. Army Rangers. It would also earn them a coveted place in special operations units, at times at a painful and deadly cost. In this remarkably humble, first-hand account, Seymour covers what it took to do 54 LRP/Ranger missions behind the lines, and the dozens of team insertions and white knuckle extractions that he took part in. In The Jungle… Camping with the Enemy offers a unique and personal insight from an extraordinary soldier and those who served as LRP/Rangers with the U.S. Army First Air Cavalry Division.
In the Jungle Camping With the Enemy eBook W James Seymour
First of all, I'd like to thank the author, Mr. W. James Seymour for having served and for successfully writing about his Vietnam experience! Welcome Home Brother! Every chapter also concludes with an actual letter sent home to his parents.I did find the story difficult to read - especially in the first half, because of the lack of action, emotion and dialogue which I think would have helped tremendously. There was also a lot of redundancy throughout the story where the author fully explains the details or acronyms that have already been shared.
The last third of "In the Jungle...Camping With the Enemy" was much more interesting as readers went out on LRRP missions with the author and his team. That was some scary stuff that kept me on the edge of my seat! However, most missions came across as more like a summary or update of an after action report rather than reliving a part of the authors life.
As a former combat infantry soldier myself, I can appreciate what the LRRP's did and don't know if I could have measured up...platoon sized patrols - strength in numbers - in the bush was hairy enough. This book does offer some insight as to what these special groups of men did in Vietnam - their patrol size, mission preparations, stealth requirements, leadership and trust were as unique as their missions. I especially liked reading about the night your team was hiding in a clump of bushes on the side of a trail when a procession of NVA soldiers suddenly stopped to create a night bivouac area - the bushes in its center. If discovered, there would be no prisoners taken that night.
All in all, not a bad story, especially if you are interested in learning more about life both in the secure rear area base camps and In the Jungle...Camping with the Enemy.
John Podlaski, author
Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel
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In the Jungle Camping With the Enemy eBook W James Seymour Reviews
This book is a good read, how ever I feel the abreviations/acronyms used throghout the book should have been explained at the time used instead of at the end.
An interesting read, consisting of a soldiers view as he became more of a veteran day by day. He did his 18 months in VN and then became homeward bound as he became more experienced.
As a Vietnam,Cambodia,vet,69_70, I enjoy books that I feel tell what a true grunt tried to help the south, the problem was in Washington,and with the brass,let the nco,do his job and the outcome may have been different
I don't want to say anything bad about the author or disregard his experiences, but I just did not enjoy this book. I'm not discrediting the author or saying it never happened but his version of when he was in the bush felt like it was being recited from things he had been told. No dates, emotions, training specifics, or things that other books go into great detail to explain how and why. I really enjoy reading about people experiences and usually are written in great detail, but this book does not. The author does go into detail when he was a radio operator and can recite details, names, times, ect but when it comes to "camping with the enemy" it is just "another mission" at some point in time and "I don't remember" all through out the book. You would think that in such a small community (LRRPS) more names, relationships, experiences and detail would be given.
Having asked myriad questions for decades about what really happened in Vietnam, and always being stonewalled, it is important to hear the stories from one who walked the walk. The author clarified and explained his journey so that I felt that I traveled along his path from being fresh out of high school to a coming of age. This story needed to be told, though a difficult journey, one that defines what it takes to serve our country, develop a functional team, and lead a group through extremes. Powerful story for military readers or not. I learned what it takes to be an unsung hero.
I had the honor of serving in the LRRPS/Rangers in Vietnam. By the time I got there, "Spanky" was already one of the seasoned "Old Timers". This isn't one of the more exciting and action packed accounts of the Vietnam War. However, it does give an excellent and very accurate account of day to day life in Vietnam. Especially, life with the LRRP/Rangers. The patrols that the LRRP/Rangers did were not about action. They were about stealth and gathering intelligence on the enemy.
So, if you're looking for a lot of action and adventure... Look elsewhere. However, if you're looking for an accurate and insightful account of life in one of the most elite combat units of the Vietnam War, then this is the book you should read..!
I am not a reader that reads reflections from military anything...ever. I ended up reading this book and was disappointed when it ended! I was so sucked into the people and the surroundings that I couldn't put it down and finished the book in a long evening read. I suffered the lack of sleep hangover the next day and knew it was worth it. For me, being I am not of that generation, I enjoyed reading the history, the lessons, and the growing up while being in a place and time that is chaotic and dangerous. I really enjoyed the lack of boasting, blood and gore or details that would have pulled from the overall experience. It was written in a perfect way which engaged me, made me chuckle more than once, made me feel sad appropriately and scared...in other words I was drawn in and was involved. Well done and really a great read for any generation!
First of all, I'd like to thank the author, Mr. W. James Seymour for having served and for successfully writing about his Vietnam experience! Welcome Home Brother! Every chapter also concludes with an actual letter sent home to his parents.
I did find the story difficult to read - especially in the first half, because of the lack of action, emotion and dialogue which I think would have helped tremendously. There was also a lot of redundancy throughout the story where the author fully explains the details or acronyms that have already been shared.
The last third of "In the Jungle...Camping With the Enemy" was much more interesting as readers went out on LRRP missions with the author and his team. That was some scary stuff that kept me on the edge of my seat! However, most missions came across as more like a summary or update of an after action report rather than reliving a part of the authors life.
As a former combat infantry soldier myself, I can appreciate what the LRRP's did and don't know if I could have measured up...platoon sized patrols - strength in numbers - in the bush was hairy enough. This book does offer some insight as to what these special groups of men did in Vietnam - their patrol size, mission preparations, stealth requirements, leadership and trust were as unique as their missions. I especially liked reading about the night your team was hiding in a clump of bushes on the side of a trail when a procession of NVA soldiers suddenly stopped to create a night bivouac area - the bushes in its center. If discovered, there would be no prisoners taken that night.
All in all, not a bad story, especially if you are interested in learning more about life both in the secure rear area base camps and In the Jungle...Camping with the Enemy.
John Podlaski, author
Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel
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