Seals Top Secret: Operation Artful Dodger

by James Watson

THE BEST OF THE BESTStealth warriors without equal--highly trained, highly motivated and heavily armed--its their job to take the battle to the Devils backyard. In the jungles of Vietnam in 1967, they are the very best America has--a flawless fighting machine entrusted with the ops that no one else can do, yet which must be done. They are swift, savage death in the water, air and on the ground. They are SEALs.SEALS--TOP SECRETOperation: Artful DodgerA brutal guerilla jungle war is about to move to a terrifying new level. The army of North Vietnam is armed and ready to throw nuclear waepons into the bloody mix. The CIA uncovered the plot--but its the SEALS who have to defense it.Going covert, Alpha Squad, Team Two SEALS must penetrate the enemys portected heart like a stiletto: with a swift, sharp and dealdy precise stab into the North. With one false move, this secret war within a war could explode with a destructive force powerfuk enough to shake the world, But for a courageous squad of SEALs trapped in the green heart of Hell, the gravest threat of all to their mission and their mission and their lives is rocketing toward them from behind U.S. lines.

Genres: Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

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

[Jenny B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Military fiction novel set during the Vietnam War in 1967. The plot follows the elite Alpha Squad of Team Two SEALs as they embark on a highly dangerous, covert mission into North Vietnam to intercept a nuclear threat. Along the way, the squad must navigate not only the deadly jungle terrain but also unexpected betrayals originating from behind their own lines.
While the concept of a rogue nuclear plot in 1960s Vietnam promises high stakes, the execution relies far too heavily on exhausting military clichés and repetitive action sequences. The narrative frequently drags due to one-dimensional characterizations, leaving the elite squad members feeling like interchangeable action figures rather than real people. Additionally, the writing suffers from heavy-handed pacing and predictable twists that sap the tension right out of what should have been a gripping covert operation.

[Brett]

Thriller,War