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SOG Kontum

Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969

Joe Parnar
4.1
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Pages
288
Year
2022
Language
English
Publisher
Casemate

About

The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly classified, multi-service United States Special Forces unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam War. The unit conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, carried out the capture of enemy prisoners, rescued downed pilots, and conducted rescue operations to retrieve allied prisoners of war throughout Southeast Asia, and conducted clandestine agent team activities and psychological operations.

This book tells the story of the Teams operating out of FOB2 Kontum, near the tri-border area, in 1968—69. From recon missions over the fence to the heroic, and sometimes fatal efforts undertaken to try and rescue missing SOG members, the events are told through the words of the men themselves, supported by previously unreleased official documents.

Related Subjects

  • Military (Biography & Autobiography)
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • Vietnam War
  • Wars & Conflicts
  • History
  • United States
  • Military (History)

Reviews

"This book is a very moving tribute to the heroism of the top-secret unit based on research and oral histories gathered from SOG veterans themselves...[a] powerful sense of sacrifice permeates the book and makes it profound and unique-especially when one considers the void of secrecy in which SOG existed."
Vietnam Magazine
"The format of the book works well. The move from one eyewitness account to the next is seamless...a tribute to the SOG personnel and to the helicopter crews who risked their lives picking up endangered units"
The VVA Veteran
"Parnar and Dumont have written a compelling book that unfolds like an action novel, all while accomplishing their goal of honoring the sacrifices and commitment of American military personnel in this elite unit."
Journal of Military History

Artists

Joe ParnarAuthor
Robert DumontAuthor