Sog: Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam - Softcover

Plaster, John L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451195086 ISBN 13: 9780451195081

Publisher: Dutton / Signet, 1998

Synopsis

Major John L. Plaster, a three-tour veteran of Vietnam tells the story of the most highly classified United States covert operatives to serve in the war: The Studies and Observations Group, code-named SOG. Comprised of

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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

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dutton / Signet
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0451195086
• ISBN 13: 9780451195081
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 400