SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars - Hardcover
Synopsis
This is the companion photo history to SOG: The Secret Wars of American's Commandos in Vietnam. In 1972 the U.S. military took steps to ensure that such a book could never be printed by destroying all the known photos that existed of the top-secret Studies and Observations Group. But unknown to those in charge, SOG veterans brought back with them hundreds of photographs of SOG in action and kept them secret for more than three decades. More than 700 irreplaceable photos bring to life the stories of SOG legends Larry Thorne, Bob Howard, Dick Meadows, George Sisler, "Q" and others, and documents what really happened deep inside enemy territory: Operation Tailwind, the Son Tay raid, SOG's defense of Khe Sanh, Hatchet Force operations, Bright Light rescues, HALO insertions, string extractions, SOG's darkest programs and much more.
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About the Author
John L. Plaster served three tours in the top-secret unconventional warfare group, Studies and Observations Group, in Vietnam. As a long-range reconnaissance leader, he led tiny intelligence-gathering teams behind enemy lines in Laos and Cambodia before leaving SOG in late 1971. He was decorated for heroism four times and retired from the U.S. Army as a major.
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- PublisherPaladin Press,U.S.
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1581600585
- ISBN 13 9781581600582
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages496
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Condition: very good. Boulder, Colo. : Paladin Press, [2000]. Hardcover. Dustjacket. vii, 485 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 30 cm. Heavy item. Contents : Part 1: The secret war begins -- 1. Colby's covert way -- 2. Switching back--SOG is born -- 3. Shining brass -- Part 2: The Ho Chi Minh trail -- 4. Unfolding the mysteries of the trail -- Part 3: SOG's air arm -- 5. Blackbirds and night skies -- 6. Special helicopters and special crews -- 7. FACs and fighters -- Part 4: Recon weapons, missions, and tactics -- 8. Recon equipment and weapons -- 9. Recon missions -- 10. NVA counterrecon forces and tactics -- 11. Recon tactics and techniques -- Part 5: Recon operations -- 12: Getting teams in and out -- 13: HALO: The ultimate infiltration techniques -- 14: The recon ethic -- 15: Into Cambodia -- Part 6: SOG's Hatchet forces -- 16: Hatchet force operations -- 17: Operation tailwind -- Part 7: Other fronts in the secret wars -- 18: Bright light rescues -- 19: The greatest raid of all -- 20: SOG in the defense -- 21: SOG's darkest programs. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9781581600582. Keywords : MILITARY HISTORY, Seller Inventory # 298679
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