Secret Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines with the Elite Warriors of SOG |
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SOG was a secret operations force in Vietnam, the forerunner of today's Delta Force and Navy SEALs. Exceptionally skilled Green Berets, they were the most highly decorated unit in the war. Always outnumbered-often by as much as 100 to 1-SOG commandos matched wits in the most dangerous environments with an unrelenting foe that hunted them with trackers and dogs. Ten entire teams disappeared and another fourteen were annihilated.
In Secret Commandos, John Plaster tells of his own remarkable covert activities in SOG from 1969 to 1971, as well as those of dozens of his comrades, vividly describing these unique warriors who gave everything fighting for their country-and for each other. |
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 ABSOLUTE GREAT READING, May 21, 2010
John L. Plaster hits it perfect. This book and his other books are the very best reading about the Vietnam war. When I read this book I was there, I was in Vietnam with the SOG teams. These men of SOG were the amongst the bravest and greatest soldiers ever to go to war. This is a very tough book to put down.
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Larry A Stephens' Nephew, July 31, 2009
Larry Stephens of RT New Mexico was my uncle. Though I never met him I took pride in being named after him and the stories my dad told me of him. Very little was known of him and his service during the war except for what the government told our family. The report from the government on my uncle's death stated that he died while laying down cover fire so his fellow troops could find cover. It was a a report that my father, who was also a vet 67-68, always thought was BS. He knew there was more to it but accepted he would never know the truth. I was contacted by another historian who was writing a book about SOG and was looking for pictures of my uncle and during the conversation he told me about this book. I just gave a copy to my grandfather a retired Lt. colonel with the USAF. His eyes where as wide as they could be when I gave him the book and told him what was inside. He read the book cover to cover in three days, which is pretty good for a 90 year old man. He then talked to me and thanked me for helping him find out what really happened to his son. I go to Washington every year and visit the Vietnam memorial to pay tribute to my uncle, next year I am going to find Simmons and Bullard as well, they were with him in is final moments, something my family never knew before now. One thing that has always been painful for me was never knowing my uncle, who he was, what kind of man he was, now I feel I know him a little better. Thank you Major Plaster for remembering him and sharing your memories with us.
With sincere gratitude
Paul Larry Stephens-
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Shows what Special Forces Are Capable Of, November 23, 2008
Great book. These are the stories of what well selected and trained guys can do when not hamstrung by risk averse commanders. The words "hero" and "warrior" get thrown around so much these days that they have lost their meaning. I am a vet so I feel I am qualified to say that everyone in uniform is not a hero nor a warrior. Heroes more often than not, don't come home. Warriors are few and far between. You can read about them in Plaster's books.
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The Real War in Vietnam, April 25, 2008
Vietnam is one of the most misunderstood wars in our history. Retired Major John L, Plaster takes you into the heart of what this war was about, from a military point of view and from the individual perspective of those courageous men who fought against tremendous odds. This is a chapter of the Vietnam war that few citizens even know about. These men gave it all for their brotherhood and for that sense of honor, a word that few people really understand. Major Plaster defines that word and gives us facts about the management and prosecution of that war and gives one a window into what might have happened had the people in this conflict adopted different tactics. If you want a story that will inform you and keep you turning the pages, this is that book. You might have heard of the name MACV SOG - this book will give you the heart and soul of that operation.
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Secret Commandos, December 30, 2007
The book was excellent. It's a story I've never heard before and I've ready many Vietnam war books. The missions these guys went on were suicide missions. The were truly the best. |
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