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SOG - a Photo History of the Secret Wars by John L. Plaster (2022, Hardcover)

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PublisherCase Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC

ISBN-101636240844

ISBN-139781636240848

eBay Product ID (ePID)14050422520

Product Key Features

Book TitleSog-A Photo History of the Secret Wars

Number of Pages456 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicMilitary / Special Forces, Military / Vietnam War, Asia / General, Military / Pictorial

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorJohn L. Plaster

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"For the true "secret war" buff or scholar, this photo essay is an extraordinary addition to one's personal library.", ...gives historians and buffs an unprecedented look into this little-known aspect of the Vietnam conflict., If you are interested in Southeast Asia wars, this is an essential volume for both the aviation historian and the scale modeler., ...military historians, military history buffs, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the Viet Nam war are given an informative and memorable access to information sought to be suppressed from the American public by military brass and the Johnson administration.

Dewey Decimal959.704342

Table Of ContentPART ONE: THE SECRET WAR BEGINS Chapter 1: Colby's Covert WarChapter 2: Switching Back--SOG Is BornChapter 3: Shining Brass PART TWO: THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL Chapter 4: Unfolding the Mysteries of the Trail PART THREE: SOG's AIR ARM Chapter 5: Blackbirds and Night SkiesChapter 6: Special Helicopters and Special CrewsChapter 7: FACs and Fighters PART FOUR: RECON WEAPONS, MISSIONS, AND TACTICS Chapter 8: Recon Equipment and WeaponsChapter 9: Recon MissionsChapter 10: NVA Counterrecon Forces and TacticsChapter 11: Recon Tactics and Techniques PART FIVE: RECON OPERATIONS Chapter 12: Getting Teams In and OutChapter 13: HALO: The Ultimate Infiltration TechniqueChapter 14: The Recon EthicChapter 15: Into Cambodia PART SIX: SOG'S HATCHET FORCES Chapter 16: Hatchet Force OperationsChapter 17: Operation Tailwind PART SEVEN: OTHER FRONTS IN THE SECRET WARS Chapter 18: Bright Light RescuesChapter 19: The Greatest Raid of AllChapter 20: SOG in the DefenseChapter 21: SOG's Darkest ProgramsAfterwordGlossary

SynopsisA new edition of this classic illustrated history of the operations and operatives of MACV-SOG in the Vietnam War. In 1972 the U.S. military destroyed all known photos of the top-secret Studies and Observations Group, with the intention that details could never be made public. But unknown to those in charge, SOG veterans had brought back with them hundreds of photographs of SOG in action and would keep them secret for more than three decades.In this new edition of SOG: A Photo History , 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 document 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., A new edition of this classic illustrated history of the operations and operatives of MACV-SOG in the Vietnam War.

LC Classification NumberDS558.92