SOG

The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

De: John L. Plaster

Narrado por: Arthur Morey

John Plaster’s riveting account of his covert activities as a member of a special operations team during the Vietnam War is “a true insider’s account, this eye-opening report will leave readers feeling as if they’ve been given a hot scoop on a highly classified project” (Publishers Weekly).

Code-named the Studies and Observations Group, SOG was the most secret elite US military unit to serve in the Vietnam War—so secret its very existence was denied by the government. Composed entirely of volunteers from such ace fighting units as the Army Green Berets, Air Force Air Commandos, and Navy SEALs, SOG took on the most dangerous covert assignments, in the deadliest and most forbidding theaters of operation.

In SOG, Major John L. Plaster, a three-tour SOG veteran, shares the gripping exploits of these true American warriors in a minute-by-minute, heartbeat-by-heartbeat account of the group’s stunning operations behind enemy lines—penetrating heavily defended North Vietnamese military facilities, holding off mass enemy attacks, launching daring missions to rescue downed US pilots. Some of the most extraordinary true stories of honor and heroism in the history of the US military, from sabotage to espionage to hand-to-hand combat, Plaster’s account is “a detailed history of this little-known aspect of the Vietnam War…a worthy act of historical rescue from an unjustified, willed oblivion” (The New York Times).

Would listen to again

I listened to this book everyday on my commute to work, and I enjoyed every minute of it. The book is written as a series of short stories, and it's very easy to pickup if you left off anywhere. Writing is on point, stories are amazing by themself, so if you enjoy war stories about sf, look here.

simply incredible!

I am appalled that the things covered in this book made it to print. it is a masterfully written work, that if you have the time, is worth the listen.

excellent look into what went on behind enemy line

great story for anyone who wants to see what these people really go through/went through.

Difficulties of the Korean War

I believe that the Korean War was one of the most difficult times we’ve ever experienced in our county

Incredible Men

Well written and narrated. Those men were incredible, and deserve far more respect and honor than this nation gave them. They were some of America's best.