No Greater Love: A Day with the Mobile Guerrilla Force in Vietnam - Softcover

Donahue, James C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451161416 ISBN 13: 9780451161413

Publisher: Penguin, 1989

Synopsis

The author relates his experiences as a member of the Mobile Guerrilla Force in Vietnam and recounts a day-long battle between Cambodian forces with their Green Beret advisors and the Viet Cong

About this title

About the Author

James C. Donahue joined the Marine Corps when he was seventeen years old and served with the Corps through the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. After being discharged, he enlisted in the Army and volunteered for Special Forces. As a Green Beret, he served with the 6th and 7th Special Forces Groups (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Vietnam. His awards and decorations include the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, two Air Medals, the Combat Medical Badge, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

Jim was seriously wounded on July 18, 1967, and he returned to the States where he earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology and a master's in social sciences. In 1983 AMVETS selected Donahue as the "Outstanding Civil Servant" in the nation. He has written two other books: Mobile Guerrilla Force, and Blackjack-33. He and his wife live in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, and have two grown children.

From the Back Cover

An elite unit armed to the teeth, the Mobile Guerrilla Force was America's only real guerrilla force in Vietnam. These men operated for weeks at a time -- springing ambushes, destroying base camps, and gathering vital intelligence -- in steamy, triple-canopied jungles ruled by the VC and NVA.

On July 18, 1967, Special Forces medic James Donahue and his platoon were on a mission, code-named Blackjack-34, to locate enemy units for the 1st Infantry to destroy. But instead a crack enemy battalion found them.

Now Donahue bears witness to the bloody events of that day and the exceptional grit and determination of his teammates. BLACKJACK-34 is a magnificent tribute to the warriors of Mobile Guerrilla Force -- their courage, heroism, and willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451161416
• ISBN 13: 9780451161413
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 256