Sog
The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
$37.54
- Paperback
360 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2010
Summary
“The most comprehensive examination of widespread covert American actions during the Vietnam War.”—Kirkus Reviews
Code-named the Studies and Observations Group, SOG was the most secret elite U.S. military unit to serve in the Vietnam War—so secret its very existence was denied by the government. Composed entirely of volunteers from such ace fighting units as the Army Green Berets, Air Force Air Commandos, and Navy SEALs, SOG took on the most dangerous covert as…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451231185 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 045123118X |
| Author: | John L. Plaster |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | The Penguin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 360 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 18-17 |
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Praise for SOG
“Exciting [and] hair-raising…a detailed history of this little-known aspect of the Vietnam War.”—The New York Times
“Superb and compelling.”—Gen. William C. Westmoreland, U.S. Army (ret.)
“A magnificent book of enormous power and a milestone in the literature of special operations.”—Col. Robert Howard, Medal of Honor winner, the Vietnam War’s most highly decorated soldier
“Authoritative and insightful…a true insider’s account.”—Publishers Weekly
“Indispensable.”—Booklist
“Engrossing and thoroughly exciting.”—Library Journal
John L. Plaster
Major John L. Plaster is a national authority on sniping, firearms, and special operations, as well as the author of Secret Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines With the Elite Warriors of SOG and SOG: The Secret Wars of America’s Commandos in Vietnam. He 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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