Whattaya Mean I Can't Kill 'Em? [Mass Market Paperback]

Rad Miller Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 1998

"We will be in enemy territory, we will be alone,
and we will be a long way from help."

A tour in Vietnam as a Frog--a member of the navy's Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)--wasn't challenging enough for Rad Miller. So he spent most of 1968 learning to be a SEAL, completing what is arguably the toughest warrior training in the world. By early 1969, he was back in Vietnam, ready to go deep behind enemy lines with a squad of only seven men.

In his unvarnished and brutally candid account, Miller shares the raw, bloody, and courageous daily life of SEALs in Vietnam. Here are unbelievable moments in six months of missions--without a single SEAL KIA--during which his platoon ran ninety-four ops, killed forty-three of the enemy, and captured thirty-one. Stealing into hostile villages, gathering intelligence, killing or kidnapping VC officials, and surviving a tropical hell of mud, heat, leeches, and constant, life-threatening peril, Miller and his teammates undeniably earned their pay. . . .

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"We will be in enemy territory, we will be alone,
and we will be a long way from help."

A tour in Vietnam as a Frog--a member of the navy's Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)--wasn't challenging enough for Rad Miller. So he spent most of 1968 learning to be a SEAL, completing what is arguably the toughest warrior training in the world. By early 1969, he was back in Vietnam, ready to go deep behind enemy lines with a squad of only seven men.

In his unvarnished and brutally candid account, Miller shares the raw, bloody, and courageous daily life of SEALs in Vietnam. Here are unbelievable moments in six months of missions--without a single SEAL KIA--during which his platoon ran ninety-four ops, killed forty-three of the enemy, and captured thirty-one. Stealing into hostile villages, gathering intelligence, killing or kidnapping VC officials, and surviving a tropical hell of mud, heat, leeches, and constant, life-threatening peril, Miller and his teammates undeniably earned their pay. . . .

About the Author

Rad Miller Jr. retired from IBM after nearly thirty years.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1st edition (October 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804117667
• ISBN-13: 978-0804117661
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #743,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raw, Gritty, Wholly Believable, July 16, 2004

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Greg (Bloomington, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whattaya Mean I Can't Kill 'Em? (Mass Market Paperback)

This is an excellent book. What it lacks in writing style it makes up for with brutal honesty and relentless truth-telling.

Rad Miller's book is an excellent primary source, and a useful tool for someone who wants to learn the history of the Vietnam conflict. Bearing in mind that this is only one soldier's perspective, the book perfectly captures the spirit of the late sixties and early seventies, and goes beyond simply describing combat and training, but actually grapples with the issues of the war and chaos that reigned on the homefront. A must-read.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very exciting.I was totally immersed int the book., November 23, 2002

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Candiria drummer "AK47 for everyone :)" (Next to the Metsican border) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whattaya Mean I Can't Kill 'Em? (Mass Market Paperback)

One thing can be said about this SEAL is that he sure has a sense of humor.Of course,war isnt pretty.Its sexy.But really,unlike these other books I've read,like LRRP's Ranger,boy ,does that book ramble on and on about technical issues and stuff I've never been familiar with.But Rad was able to express himself not in a robot fashion,just brain washed to kill,but the human side of being a commando.It was very exciting and intruiging.I was totally involved in it.I have read some true combat novels that just don't get to details about what was going on.Some didnt explain how it felt in combat in true real time detail.Rad Miller takes you there.I hope to get his autograph some day.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very intense reading, December 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Whattaya Mean I Can't Kill 'Em? (Mass Market Paperback)

Miller's re-cap of his life before / during his tour in Vietnam, as a Frog/SEAL is well written, and is very intense reading. His no B.S. approach to the theme that this book carries is incredible. Leave nothing out, and just tell it like it is in plain english, with a few four letter words included.