Tiger Force

A True Story of Men and War

By: Mitch Weiss, Michael Sallah

Narrated by: Harry Chase

At the outset of the Vietnam War, the Army created an experimental fighting unit that became known as "Tiger Force." The Tigers were to be made up of the cream of the crop-the very best and bravest soldiers the American military could offer. They would be given a long leash, allowed to operate in the field with less supervision. Their mission was to seek out enemy compounds and hiding places so that bombing runs could be accurately targeted. They were to go where no troops had gone, to become one with the jungle, to leave themselves behind and get deep inside the enemy's mind.

The experiment went terribly wrong.

What happened during the seven months Tiger Force descended into the abyss is the stuff of nightmares. Their crimes were uncountable, their madness beyond imagination-so much so that for almost four decades, the story of Tiger Force was covered up under orders that stretched all the way to the White House. Records were scrubbed, documents were destroyed, men were told to say nothing.But one person didn't follow orders.

The product of years of investigative reporting, interviews around the world, and the discovery of an astonishing array of classified information, Tiger Force is a masterpiece of journalism. Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for their Tiger Force reporting, Michael Sallah and Mitch Weiss have uncovered the last great secret of the Vietnam War.

Amazing story, well told

Reader does a great job covering the story and investigation in an intriguing manner. I heard about this war crime from my Captain's Career Course instructor and was disturbed to see just how bad the massacres were, and how terrible men can be when they are not held accountable for their actions.

I don’t know

I feel bad for the villagers and I feel bad for the troops. However I thought the story is well told and the narrator doe’s a good job

unbelievable

could not stop listening. The reader was remarkable and extremely reliable with each new chapter.

I just like the book.

I was not surprised no one ever convicted. It is war kill kill kill. Look what they did to Americans there .

interesting story-surprising end

Well read with nice inflection betwixt the differing personalities. The ending is surprising but not at the same time.