Vietnam War - General & Miscellaneous, United States Army, Armed Forces - United States - Regimental Histories - General & Miscellaneous, 20th Century American History - Vietnam War, Commandos and Special Forces
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Overview
This authentic firsthand account of Operation Blackjack-31 chronicles the first foray of 13 hand-picked Green Berets and a company of free Cambodian guerrillas into War Zone D - the VC's secret zone about which allied intelligence knew little or nothing - in January 1967. Their orders were to conduct guerrilla operations for an undetermined period, without artillery support or possibility of reinforcement. Detachment A-303 turned the suicide mission into a dramatic success. With surgical precision and a novelist's grasp of dialogue, timing, and dramatic pacing, the author puts the reader on the ground with the force for 31 days without respite. A surprisingly fresh description of close-in combat, Donahue's account stands as a powerful testament to the few who mattered little in the big picture but who were all that mattered to each other. Blackjack-31 was a historic departure from the conventional military thinking that dominated the war in Vietnam, and it clearly demonstrated that American-led indigenous forces could conduct guerrilla operations against the enemy, and win.Editorials
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The author, a former member of the Mobile Guerilla Force, an experimental Army Special Forces Unit, offers a first-person narrative of the first foray of 13 Green Berets and a company of free Cambodian guerillas into the Vietcong's secret zone in January, 1967. Includes b&w photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 1, 1996
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Pages
194
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781557501721