Spies and Commandos: How America Lost the Secret War in North Vietnam (Modern War Studies). This item is unavailable.Spies and Commandos: How America Lost the Secret War in North Vietnam (Modern War Studies)

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. sought to undermine Hanoi's subversion of the Saigon regime by sending Vietnamese operatives behind enemy lines. All the commandos were killed or captured, with many reporting false information. This book traces the rise and demise of this secret operation.

"A major work that goes beyond what is in any of the other books that touch on these aspects of the Vietnam war--including Sedgwick Tourison's Secret Army, Secret War."--John Prados, author of The Hidden History of the Vietnam War "Spies and Commandos is full of enlightening and fascinating details. Conboy and Andrade deserve praise for their diligent research, cogent analysis, and significant contribution to understanding America's secret war in Vietnam."--H. R. McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty "The story Conboy and Andrade tell is fascinating, their research very impressive, and their prose style engaging."--Marilyn Young, author of The Vietnam War, 1945-1990