12 Best history books like The Element of Surprise: Navy SEALS in Vietnam by Darryl Young

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The Element of Surprise: Navy SEALS in Vietnam

By: Darryl Young

4.18

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

It used to be said that the night belonged to Charlie. But that wasn't true where SEALs patrolled. …

If you liked the history plot in The Element of Surprise: Navy SEALS in Vietnam by Darryl Young , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Dear Mom: A Sniper's Vietnam by Joseph T. Ward

1. Dear Mom: A Sniper's Vietnam

By: Joseph T. Ward

3.50

Format: None pages,

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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2. Seal Pointman

By: Dennis J. Cummings

3.00

Format: None pages,

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Cover of Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War by Ed Kugler

3. Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War

By: Ed Kugler

4.48

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DEATH BUSINESS, EACH DAWN COULD BE YOUR LAST. Raw, straightforward, and powerful… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle by Douglas L Edwards

4. The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle

By: Douglas L Edwards

4.72

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a prequel to my first novel, 'The Iron Triangle'. In reading my reviews, I realized many re… read more

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Cover of HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT by Bruce Nesmith

5. HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT

By: Bruce Nesmith

4.40

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

HUEY WARA UH-1H Huey helicopter is a flimsy machine. It’s the 1960s equivalent of a World War I bip… read more

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6. Point Man

By: James Watson

4.27

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Chief Petty Officer James "Patches" Watson was there at the start. One of the first to come out of … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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7. Project Omega: Eye of the Beast: SOG: My Tour

By: James Acre

4.49

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the Kindle edition of my book, published in 1999, and now out of print. It is my memoir of … read more

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Cover of Things I'll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam by James M. Dixon

8. Things I'll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam

By: James M. Dixon

4.39

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Things I’ll never forget is the story of a young high school graduate in 1965 who faces being draft… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Douglas L. Edwards

9. The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The Iron Triangle, tells the story of a ill conceived mission that goes horribly wrong. It is a cha… read more

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  • military fiction
Cover of Cheerful Obedience by Patrick    McLaughlin

10. Cheerful Obedience

By: Patrick McLaughlin

4.70

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Navigating the stormy seas of the 1960s wasn't easy, especially if Vietnam was on your horizon. Ig… read more

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11. Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967

By: Dennis M Witt

4.31

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Firefights, mortar attacks, and friendly fire were all part of the experiences of an infantryman in… read more

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12. LRRP (Provisional) 2nd Bde 4th Infantry Division Vietnam 1966-67

By: Frank Camper

4.45

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

True story of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division's small, ragtag "provisional" long range patro… read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Abandoned: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Douglas L. Edwards

13. Abandoned: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.54

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

The 1970 Cambodia Campaign know as the Cambodia Incursion was a series of military operations condu… read more

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Cover of Di Di Mau: A True Story About Tigers, Rock Apes, the Jungle, and War by Darren Walton

14. Di Di Mau: A True Story About Tigers, Rock Apes, the Jungle, and War

By: Darren Walton

4.21

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

“A revealing, sometimes gut-wrenching war memoir that examines virtually every aspect of his tour o… read more

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  • war
Cover of Particular Bravery: The Battle of Xa Cam My and the Death of a Grunt Company by T L Derks

15. Particular Bravery: The Battle of Xa Cam My and the Death of a Grunt Company

By: T L Derks

4.45

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

One hundred thirty six American soldiers, isolated from supporting units, hunted the dark jungles o… read more

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Cover of Good to Go: The Life And Times Of A Decorated Member of the U.S. Navy's Elite Seal Team Two by Harold Constance

16. Good to Go: The Life And Times Of A Decorated Member of the U.S. Navy's Elite Seal Team Two

By: Harold Constance

4.40

Format: 477 pages, Kindle Edition

"Fractions of a second in time. What amazing violence can be meted out in the blink of an eye." In… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of I'm Just a Supply Sgt.: My Life and Vietnam War Experience by Donald M Stout

17. I'm Just a Supply Sgt.: My Life and Vietnam War Experience

By: Donald M Stout

4.36

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

I’m Just a Supply Sgt. is a compelling narrative of the Vietnam War with a very personal, psycholog… read more

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Cover of My Senior Trip: Memories of Vietnam by John Reeg

18. My Senior Trip: Memories of Vietnam

By: John Reeg

4.80

Format: 460 pages, Kindle Edition

Vietnam, 1968. There are recounts of the Vietnam War that span lifetimes. There are countless stori… read more

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Cover of Two Years to Serve: Recollections of a Drafted Marine: Half a Century after the Vietnam War by Thomas Elliott

19. Two Years to Serve: Recollections of a Drafted Marine: Half a Century after the Vietnam War

By: Thomas Elliott

4.52

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In 1966, at the age of 20, Thomas Elliott was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps. The transformatio… read more

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20. Special Men: A LRP's Recollections

By: Dennis Foley

4.46

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A recipient of two Purple Hearts gives readers an inside view of US Army special forces through his… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of A LUCKY RED LION: The Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363 Vietnam by Arch Ratliff

21. A LUCKY RED LION: The Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363 Vietnam

By: Arch Ratliff

4.40

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Taken from Memoirs, A Lucky Red Lion is the true story of a Marine aviator, then Captain Arch Ratli… read more

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Cover of The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story by Phillip Ide

22. The Odds of Survival: A Helicopter Pilot's Story

By: Phillip Ide

4.35

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

THE ODDS OF The story of an Assault Helicopter pilot's riveting memoir in Vietnam from June 1967 t… read more

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  • military fiction
Cover of The Element of Surprise: Navy SEALS in Vietnam by Darryl Young

23. The Element of Surprise: Navy SEALS in Vietnam

By: Darryl Young

4.18

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

It used to be said that the night belonged to Charlie. But that wasn't true where SEALs patrolled. … read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of SOG Kontum: Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969 by Joe Parnar

24. SOG Kontum: Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969

By: Joe Parnar

4.50

Format: 519 pages, Kindle Edition

The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly cla… read more

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  • history
Cover of Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior by Dale Hanson

25. Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

By: Dale Hanson

4.60

Format: 484 pages, Kindle Edition

“Dale Hanson takes us from a northern Minnesota boyhood to the incredible stresses of U.S. special … read more

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Cover of Giant Killers, War Heroes and Special Forces Legends by David A. Yuzuk

26. Giant Killers, War Heroes and Special Forces Legends

By: David A. Yuzuk

4.42

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

What causes a soldier to make the split second to decision to jump on a grenade and sacrifice his l… read more

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Cover of One Shot - One Kill by Charles W. Sasser

27. One Shot - One Kill

By: Charles W. Sasser

4.19

Format: 260 pages, Mass Market Paperback

They are the lone wolves of the battlefield. Tracking the enemy, lying in wait for the target to ap… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of 15 Months in SOG: A Warrior's Tour by Thom Nicholson

28. 15 Months in SOG: A Warrior's Tour

By: Thom Nicholson

4.06

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

"When we cross the no ID, and it's kiss yourself good-bye if Charlie gets ahold of you." In Vietna… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • war
Cover of The Dying Place by David A. Maurer

29. The Dying Place

By: David A. Maurer

4.38

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

At twenty-five yards the front sight of the machine gun nearly covered the back of the reclining so… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
Cover of SOG Codename Dynamite: A MACV-SOG 1-0's Personal Journal by Henry L. Thompson

30. SOG Codename Dynamite: A MACV-SOG 1-0's Personal Journal

By: Henry L. Thompson

4.75

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

From 1964-1972 America engaged in a Top Secret war in Southeast Asia with an elite group of warrior… read more

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Cover of Six Silent Men...Book Three: 101st LRP / Rangers (101st LRP Rangers 3) by Gary A. Linderer

31. Six Silent Men...Book Three: 101st LRP / Rangers (101st LRP Rangers 3)

By: Gary A. Linderer

4.39

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

"The Eyes and Ears of the Screaming Eagles . . ."By 1969, the NVA had grown more experienced at cou… read more

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  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction

10 Best nonfiction books like The Element of Surprise: Navy SEALS in Vietnam by Darryl Young

Transform Your Habits

Dear Mom: A Sniper's Vietnam

Joseph T. Ward

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War

Ed Kugler

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Point Man

James Watson

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Things I'll Never forget: Memories of a Marine in Viet Nam

James M. Dixon

4.39

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8 Best military fiction books like The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Douglas L. Edwards

Transform Your Habits

REPORTS OF THEIR DEMISE (MILES TO VIETNAM Book 2)

William Peter Grasso

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Butter Bar (Miles to Vietnam #1)

William Peter Grasso

4.46

Transform Your Habits

FOREVER AND A WAKE-UP (MILES TO VIETNAM Book 3)

William Peter Grasso

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Full Bloody Circle (Miles to Vietnam #4)

William Peter Grasso

4.55

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