Men in Green Faces, Gene Wentz
Men in Green Faces, Gene Wentz
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Men in Green Faces
A Novel of U.S. Navy SEALs

Author: Gene Wentz, B. Abell Jurus

Narrator: Jeff Gurner

Unabridged: 10 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/11/2012


Synopsis

"Full of ambushes and firefights…From page one I knew I wanted to be a SEAL. The more I read, the more I wanted to see if I could measure up." —Mark Owen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of No Easy Day

Because it's a novel, the truth can be told. Because it's the truth, you'll never forget it...

Gene Wentz's Men in Green Faces is the classic novel of Vietnam that inspired a generation of SEALs. Here is the story of a good soldier trained to be part of an elite team of warriors—and of the killing grounds where he was forever changed.

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR
Gene Michaels carries an M-60, eight hundred rounds, and a Bible. The ultimate SEAL, he also carries a murderous grudge against a bloodthirsty colonel who was once one of their own. To bring him in, Michaels and his men will go behind the lines, where they'll take on 5,000 NVA in the fight of their lives.
In this stunning novel, former SEAL Gene Wentz brings to life what it was like to be a SEAL in Vietnam, running an endless tour of top-secret, death-defying operations deep in enemy territory. From the camaraderie to the harrowing recons, from brutal interrogations to incredible, toe-to-toe firefights, here are America's most feared warriors as you've never seen them before.

About Gene Wentz

GENE WENTZ served in Vietnam as a SEAL. His many decorations include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, three Presidential Unit Citations, three Navy Unit Citations, and two Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry.

About Jeff Gurner

Jeff Gurner is a voice, stage and screen actor. He has recorded hundreds of radio and television commercials, video games, and is an award winning audiobook narrator. He is best known for his narration of Patrick Lee and to Karen Miller’s The Star Wars Clone Wars series and works by Mark Sullivan and Terry Francona. AudioFile magazine praised Jeff''s "deep, compelling voice and well-acted presentation" and awarded him a 2006 AudioFile Earphones Award for Jennifer Egan’s The Keep.Gurner’s theater credits include The Lion King on Broadway, Guys and Dolls, Harold and Maude: The Musical, and A Christmas Story. Television credits include The Good Wife, Mercy, and Law & Order.

About B. Abell Jurus

B. Abell Jurus, the "Mother Superior" of San Diego's writing community, opened the Writers' Bookstore & Haven and founded the Southern California Writers' Conference. After hearing former Navy SEAL Gene Wentz's war stories, she offered to write Men in Green Faces with him. The book became a classic Vietnam War novel. Jurus died in 2015.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chuck on February 03, 2015

An outstanding novel giving insight to our fighting men in Viet Nam..........particularly the Navy Seals. The only other book that captures your imagination as well was "Matterhorn" which was also a page turner and as intense. There are not as many books that cover the Viet Nam experience as well as......more

Goodreads review by Lindy on February 28, 2019

Luck. Also he cheated on his pregnant wife so you’re not that cool. The more I read about Nam the more it just sounds like a big testosterone fueled fuck up.......more

Goodreads review by John on October 15, 2020

Navy SEAL operators go on missions in Vietnam. Lots and lots of missions ensue. The detailed description of the first mission was really interesting. The next five were entertaining. But after that, it just got repetitive. I lost count of how many happen in this book. They all ran together. This is a......more

Goodreads review by Norm on October 13, 2014

I shouldn't, but I really liked the book (listened to audio version but not listed here). It was, except for the "service language", just the kind I would keep reading no matter how long it kept going. Two exceptions that ruined it for me towards the end. The guy was unfaithful to his wife, not in on......more


Quotes

“A Mission Impossible-style page turner.” —Los Angeles Times

“An exciting, unnerving, no-frills war novel.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A brutal book…reads like a novel but is all too true… shocking and immensely satisfying.” —Ocala Star Banner