Tango 1-1

9th Infantry Division LRPs in the Vietnam Delta

By: Jim Thayer

Narrated by: Corey M. Snow

Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

LRPs were all volunteers. They were in the spine-tingling, brain-twisting, nerve-wracking business of Long Range Patrolling. They varied in age from eighteen to thirty. These men operated in precision movements, like walking through a jungle quietly and being able to tell whether a man or an animal is moving through the brush without seeing the cause of movement. They could sit in an ambush for hours without moving a muscle except to ease the safety off the automatic weapon in their hand at the first sign of trouble. These men were good because they had to be to survive.

Called LRPs for short, they were despised, respected, admired, and sometimes thought to be a little short on brains by those who watched from the sidelines as a team started out on another mission to seek out the enemy. They were men who can take a baby or small child in their arms and make them stop crying. They shared their last smoke, last ration of food, last canteen of water. They were kind in some ways, deadly in others. They were men who believed in their country, freedom, and fellow men. They were a new kind of soldier in a new type of warfare.

LRPs stand out in a crowd of soldiers. It's not just their tiger fatigues but the way they walk, talk, and stand. They were proud warriors because they were members of the Long Range Patrol.

©2020 Jim Thayer (P)2022 Tantor

Steady action over little fluff

The book had steady action very little fluff well put together excellent Read. Enjoyed it a lot

Amazing Story

This book was great from start to finish. I love all the books about SOG and the LRRPS but this is one of my favorites.

Great book

If you like combat memoirs, especially Vietnam era this is a great one.
I’ve listened to most if not all Vietnam war era Lrrp, SEAL, special forces and MACV-SOG books available and although a bit shorter than some it was entertaining.
Much respect to all our brave
heroes

Good read

I enjoyed the story very realistic and brought back memories of my two tours of duty

Good mission storytelling!

All missions to the point and clear visual
of the actual action. Felt like I was there.

Realistic and Engaging

Great narrative of the Vietnam conflict through the eyes of a Special Forces soldier who lived through it.

Great book marred by the reader

The story is good. But, throughout the book the reader says L-R-P's. It should be pronounced "lurps". There are several other mistakes in the book (e.g. observation point instead of observation post) which as a LRRP, I found distracting and irritating. It's a shame that these errors mar what is otherwise a great story.