Green Berets at War: U.S. Army Special Forces in Asia, 1956-1975, Shelby Stanton
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Green Berets at War: U.S. Army Special Forces in Asia, 1956-1975, Shelby Stanton. Green Berets at War: U.S. Army Special Forces in Southeast Asia 1956-1975, by Shelby L. Stanton. Their strategic cross-border operations in many instances were of decisive importance in the conduct of the war. Green Berets at War: U.S. Army Special Forces in Southeast Asia 1956-1975, by Shelby L. Stanton Dust jacket description: A combat history of one of America's most decorated and elite units during the Second Indochina War. Working exclusively from the original unit records and firsthand combat interviews, the author - a former wartime Green Beret officer - used materials specially declassified for this comprehensive volume. Here is the complete story of Special Forces' efforts to train, or retrain, large portions of the Laotian, Thai, Cambodian and South Vietnamese national armies for frontline service. Their vital accomplishment in creating and fielding the Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) troops, who fought through the most threatened sectors of Vietnam, is recounted in vivid detail. Special Forces held key territory, safeguarded lines of communication, and patrolled the entire length of South Vietnam's rugged border from their remote and endangered fortress camps. SF mobile strike (Mike Force) units penetrated Viet Congstrongholds and assaulted mountain bastions. Special Forces even launched its own navy to tame the canal-crossed marshes of the Mekong Delta. Their strategic cross-border operations in many instances were of decisive importance in the conduct of the war. This book is used, not new (exact item is listed in photos). Dust jacket and hardcover faces are in very good condition. Wear includes browned page and damage to dust jacket corners. No returns accepted. If you have any questions about the item or shipping, please message me the seller before attempting to purchase. If you desire to pick up (not ship), please message me to confirm that this option will be possible for your particular circumstances.
