Sog : The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

by Plaster, John L.

• ISBN13: 9780451231185
• ISBN10: 045123118X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-07
• Publisher: NAL Trade

Summary

This is the companion photo history to SOG: The Secret Wars of Americans 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, SOGs defense of Khe Sanh, Hatchet Force operations, Bright Light rescues, HALO insertions, string extractions, SOGs darkest programs and much more.

Author Biography

John L. Plaster served three tours with SOG and was decorated for heroism four times. He is also the author of The Ultimate Sniper, and instructs military snipers and police SWAT officers in sharpshooting.

Table of Contents

Maps: Sog's Theater of Operations	p. xiii
Colby's Secret War	p. 1
Shining Brass	p. 13
First Blood	p. 26
Code Name Bright Light	p. 43
Prairie Fire	p. 57
Daniel Boone	p. 77
Sog's Dark Arts	p. 97
Run Through The Jungle	p. 111
The Snatchers	p. 133
Bloody'68	p. 153
A Pale Blue Ribbon	p. 172
Through The Looking Glass	p. 193
Daniel Boone Again	p. 206
Guns of the Hatchet Forces	p. 223
The Searchers	p. 242
Fighting Soldiers From The Sky	p. 259
Sog Stands Alone	p. 281
Afterword	p. 306
Glossary	p. 311
Bibliography	p. 317
Index	p. 321
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