a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a Special Forces team caught behind enemy lines Blehm, Eric creator author. text biography nyu 2015 2015 First edition. monographic eng

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xiii, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm. The author takes as his canvas the Vietnam War, as seen through a single mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. A twelve-man Special Forces team had been covertly inserted into a small clearing in the jungle of neutral Cambodia--where U.S. forces were forbidden to operate. The team did not know they had infiltrated a section of jungle that concealed a major enemy base. Street kid from Cuero -- "Look sharp, be sharp, go Army!" -- The darkest white -- Green Beret -- The secret war -- Anatomy of a mission -- Welcome to Detachment B-56 -- Over the fence -- The launch -- As bad as it gets -- Daniel Boone tactical emergency -- If someone needs help-- -- Last chance -- Deliverance -- Mettle for medal. Eric Blehm. Includes index. n-us--- a-vt--- a-cb--- Benavidez, Roy P United States. Army. Special Forces History 20th century Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Commando operations United States Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Search and rescue operations Cambodia U53.B39 B56 2015 959.7/04342 9780804139519 0804139512 BTCTA 140807 20210413140132.0 886483928 eng