Table Of ContentPart One THE SECRET WAR BEGINSChapter 1 - Colby's Covert WarChapter 2 - Switching Back-SOG Is BornChapter 3 - Shining BrassPart Two THE HO CHI MINH TRAILChapter 4 - Unfolding the Mysteries of the TrailPart Three SOG's AIR ARMChapter 5 - Blackbirds and Night SkiesChapter 6 - Special Helicopters and Special CrewsChapter 7 - FACs and FightersPart Four RECON WEAPONS, MISSIONS, AND TACTICSChapter 8 - Recon Equipment and WeaponsChapter 9 - Recon MissionsChapter 10 - NVA Counterrecon Forces and TacticsChapter 11 - Recon Tactics and TechniquesPart Five RECON OPERATIONSChapter 12 - Getting Teams In and OutChapter 13 - HALO: The Ultimate Infiltration TechniqueChapter 14 - The Recon EthicChapter 15 - Into CambodiaPart Six SOG'S HATCHET FORCESChapter 16 - Hatchet Force OperationsChapter 17 - Operation TailwindPart Seven OTHER FRONTS IN THE SECRET WARSChapter 18 - Bright Light RescuesChapter 19 - The Greatest Raid of AllChapter 20 - SOG in the DefenseChapter 21 - SOG's Darkest Programs
SynopsisThis is the companion photo history to SOG: The Secret Wars of American's Commandos in Vietnam. In 1972 the U.S. military took steps to ensure that such a book could never be printed by destroying all the known photos that existed of the top-secret Studies and Observations Group. But unknown to those in charge, SOG veterans brought back with them hundreds of photographs of SOG in action and kept them secret for more than three decades. More than 700 irreplaceable photos bring to life the stories of SOG legends Larry Thorne, Bob Howard, Dick Meadows, George Sisler, Q and others, and documents what really happened deep inside enemy territory: Operation Tailwind, the Son Tay raid, SOG's defense of Khe Sanh, Hatchet Force operations, Bright Light rescues, HALO insertions, string extractions, SOG's darkest programs and much more.