SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars [Secret War Begins- Colby's Covert War- Switching Back- Sog Is Born- Shining Brass Part Two Ho Chi Minh Trail - Unfolding Mysteries Of The Trail- Sog's Air Arm - Blackbirds & Night Skies - Special Helicopters & Special Crews - Facs & Fighters- Recon Weapons, Missions, & Tactics - Recon Equipment & Weapons - Recon Missions - NVA Counterrecon Forces & Tactics - Recon Tactics & Techniques - Recon Operations - Getting Teams In & Out - Halo: -Ultimate Infiltration Technique - -Recon Ethic - Into Cambodia- Sog's Hatchet Forces - Hatchet Force Operations - Operation Tailwind- Other Fronts In Secret Wars - Bright Light Rescues - Greatest Raid Of All - Sog In Defense - Sog's Darkest Programs
Language: English
Published by Boulder, Colo. : Paladin Press, c2000., 2000
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LCCN 00698035 ; OCLC 44584774 ; ISBN 1581600585 ; 9781581600582 ; LC DS558.92 .P549 200 Dewey 959.704/342 ; black boards in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Part One The Secret War Begins -- Chapter 1 - Colby's Covert War -- Chapter 2 - Switching Back -- Sog Is Born Chapter 3 - Shining Brass Part Two The Ho Chi Minh Trail Chapter 4 - Unfolding The Mysteries Of The Trail Part Three Sog's Air Arm -- Chapter 5 - Blackbirds And Night Skies -- Chapter 6 - Special Helicopters And Special Crews -- Chapter 7 - Facs And Fighters Part Four Recon Weapons, Missions, And Tactics -- Chapter 8 - Recon Equipment And Weapons -- Chapter 9 - Recon Missions -- Chapter 10 - Nva Counterrecon Forces And Tactics -- Chapter 11 - Recon Tactics And Techniques Part Five Recon Operations -- Chapter 12 - Getting Teams In And Out -- Chapter 13 - Halo: The Ultimate Infiltration Technique -- Chapter 14 - The Recon Ethic -- Chapter 15 - Into Cambodia Part Six Sog's Hatchet Forces -- Chapter 16 - Hatchet Force Operations -- Chapter 17 - Operation Tailwind Part Seven -- Other Fronts In The Secret Wars -- Chapter 18 - Bright Light Rescues -- Chapter 19 - The Greatest Raid Of All -- Chapter 20 - Sog In The Defense -- Chapter 21 - Sog's Darkest Programs ; The classic illustrated history of the special ops unit-"an unprecedented look into this little-known aspect of the Vietnam conflict" (American Rifleman). In 1972 the U.S. military destroyed all known photos of the top-secret Studies and Observations Group, with the intention that details could never be made public. But unknown to those in charge, SOG veterans had brought back with them hundreds of photographs of SOG in action and would keep them secret for more than three decades. In this new edition of SOG: A Photo History, more than 700 irreplaceable photos bring to life the stories of SOG legends Larry Thorne, Bob Howard, Dick Meadows, George Sisler, "Q" and others, and document what really happened deep inside enemy territory: Operation Tailwind, the Son Tay raid, SOG's defense of Khe Sanh, Hatchet Force operations, Bright Light rescues, HALO insertions, string extractions, SOG's darkest programs, and much more. ; FINE/FINE.…
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- Title
- SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars [Secret War Begins- Colby's Covert War- Switching Back- Sog Is Born- Shining Brass Part Two Ho Chi Minh Trail - Unfolding Mysteries Of The Trail- Sog's Air Arm - Blackbirds & Night Skies - Special Helicopters & Special Crews - Facs & Fighters- Recon Weapons, Missions, & Tactics - Recon Equipment & Weapons - Recon Missions - NVA Counterrecon Forces & Tactics - Recon Tactics & Techniques - Recon Operations - Getting Teams In & Out - Halo: -Ultimate Infiltration Technique - -Recon Ethic - Into Cambodia- Sog's Hatchet Forces - Hatchet Force Operations - Operation Tailwind- Other Fronts In Secret Wars - Bright Light Rescues - Greatest Raid Of All - Sog In Defense - Sog's Darkest Programs
- Author
- Plaster, Major (Ret.) John L.
- Publisher
- Boulder, Colo. : Paladin Press, c2000.
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1581600585
- ISBN 13
- 9781581600582
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