Force Recon Command: A Special Marine Unit in Vietnam, 1969-1970

Lee, Lt. Col. Alex (ret)

ISBN 10: 1557505136 / ISBN 13: 9781557505132

Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1995

About this Item

First printing (which is scarce). Fine in a fine dustjacket.

Seller Inventory # 007673

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Force Recon Command: A Special Marine Unit in Vietnam, 1969-1970
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press, Annapolis
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557505136
• ISBN 13: 9781557505132
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Vietnam War

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Synopsis

Author Alex Lee commanded the Third Force Reconnaissance Company in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. Made up of small units of specially trained U.S. Marines, that company conducted long-range patrols deep in Northern I Corps - including the infamous Ashau Valley - to gather intelligence about the North Vietnamese Army. An intelligent, effective operator who led by example, Lee was also brash and excruciatingly honest, and in this controversial, no-holds-barred account, he takes the wraps off this select group of courageous and intrepid Marines.

About the Author

Lt. Col. Alex Lee retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1978 after a 27-year career. As an infantryman he held commands ranging from rifle and machine-gun platoons and rifle-company-level assignments to a tour of duty as commanding officer of 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. He is the author of Force Recon Command: 3rd Force Recon Company in Vietnam, 1969-70, which chronicles his experiences in Vietnam.