Legend: a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a Special Forces team caught behind enemy lines
The author takes as his canvas the Vietnam War, as seen through a single mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. A twelve-man Special Forces team had been covertly inserted into a small clearing in the jungle of neutral Cambodia--where U.S. forces were forbidden to operate. The team did not know they...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The author takes as his canvas the Vietnam War, as seen through a single mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. A twelve-man Special Forces team had been covertly inserted into a small clearing in the jungle of neutral Cambodia--where U.S. forces were forbidden to operate. The team did not know they had infiltrated a section of jungle that concealed a major enemy base |
| Beschreibung: | Includes index Street kid from Cuero -- "Look sharp, be sharp, go Army!" -- The darkest white -- Green Beret -- The secret war -- Anatomy of a mission -- Welcome to Detachment B-56 -- Over the fence -- The launch -- As bad as it gets -- Daniel Boone tactical emergency -- If someone needs help-- -- Last chance -- Deliverance -- Mettle for medal |
| Beschreibung: | XIII, 288 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9780804139519 9780804139526 |
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CONTENTS
Key Military Personnel for the May 2 Mission X
Prologue 1
Chapter 1 : Street Kid from Cuero 7
2: “Look Sharp, Be Sharp, Go Army!” 22
3: The Darkest White 43
4: Green Beret 53
5: The Secret War 63
6: Anatomy of a Mission 80
7: Welcome to Detachment B-56 93
8: Over the Fence 111
9: The Launch 125
10: As Bad As It Gets 148
11: Daniel Boone Tactical Emergency 165
12: If Someone Needs Help . . . 189
13: Last Chance 206
14: Deliverance 219
15: Mettle for Medal 237
Epilogue 255
Research and Acknowledgments
Index
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