The Green Berets Author:Robin Moore From the inside dust jacket: "Here, in an explosive book, are the previously untold stories of a group of true-life heroes-the men of the hush-hush U.S. Army Special Forces, who have made their distinctive green beret a badge of courage in the jungles of South vietnam and the world over. These dedicated, highly specialized soldiers, who are para... more »troopers, frogmen, and commandoes rolled into one, have had the thankless task of acting as military advisers in this tragic war.
Guerrilla experts, combat medics, helicopter pilots, women spies-they are all here, as are the complex and often heartbreaking political and military frustrations that have made Vietnam a special kind of hell. Some of the stories would be incredible-if they weren't so solidly rooted in fact."« less