Vikings in Vietnam, 9780764367885
Hardcover
CIA Vikings at war: Secret missions off the coast of Vietnam.

Vikings in Vietnam

norwegian patrol boat captains in cia clandestine operations

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  • Hardcover

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    28 April 2024

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Summary

Vikings in Vietnam: The CIA’s Secret Naval Commandos

In a little-known episode of the Vietnam War, the CIA hired Norwegian skippers to command fast patrol boats, tasked with landing South Vietnamese commandos and combat swimmers on the coasts of North Vietnam.

This book unveils the identities of these “Vikings,” describes their perilous missions, and details their equipment, primarily Swift- and Nasty-class patrol boats. Author Alessandro Giorgi relied heavily on recently de…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780764367885
ISBN-10:0764367889
Author:Alessandro Giorgi
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:28 April 2024
Weight:45g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

An interesting and poignant footnote to the war. – Thomas Powers, Pulitzer Prize winner, author “Heisenberg’s War”, “The Man Who Kept The Secrets”Important research on the story of the Norwegians in Vietnam. – Brian Sullivan, former Professor at Yale, Naval War College (author “Il Duce’s Other Woman”Outstanding work… This is a truly fascinating story. – David Coffey, Ph.D., Professor of History and Chair, Department of History and Philosophy, University of Tennessee at MartinI was completely unaware of the Norwegian connection, … very interesting for me to read. – Prof. Emeritus William Turley, Southern Illinois University. Author “The Second Indochina War”

About The Author

Alessandro Giorgi

Alessandro Giorgi is an Italian military historian, author, and teacher. He is especially interested in clandestine operations from World War II through the end of the Cold War. He has presented at academic conferences in the US and Europe and is a member of the Italian Society of Military History. This is his third book.

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