Stealth Patrol: The Making of a Vietnam Ranger, 1968-70 - Hardcover

Shanahan, Bill; Brackin, John P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0306812738 ISBN 13: 9780306812736

Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc, 2003

Synopsis

A riveting Vietnam memoir that takes you behind enemy lines with the U.S. Rangers as they hunt their foe in one dangerous mission after another. Bill Shanahan was troubled by his line company duty in Vietnam: whenever his unit went on patrol, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong could hear them coming. His unit didn't have a chance against an enemy that quietly emerged from the jungle like ghosts-and just as quickly disappeared. Shanahan wanted a better way to fight...and to stay alive. And so, just four months after he arrived in Vietnam in 1968, he joined the LRPs (Long Range Patrol).The mission of the Lurps, as they were called, was dangerous: Five- or six-man teams were dropped into the dense forest behind enemy lines. They were to observe enemy troop movements and stage ambushes that sometimes ended in fierce firefights. When their mission was over, they called for quick helicopter rescue. Back on base, they debriefed and tried to sleep off the adrenaline. Two days later they were back in the brush. The missions changed, but one goal was always the same-stay alive.In hard-hitting prose, Bill Shanahan, with co-author John Brackin, tells his story of survival behind enemy lin

About this title

About the Author

Bill Shanahan earned two Bronze Stars while serving in Vietnam with the 74th Infantry Detachment (Long Range Patrol), 173rd Airborne Brigade, and later Co. N, 75th Infantry. John P. Brackin is a freelance writer who has contributed to many magazines, including Writer's Gazette.

Edition details

• Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306812738
• ISBN 13: 9780306812736
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304