Eyes of the Eagle – Gary Linderer, 1991 Gary Linderer’s thrilling book describes the dangerous exploits of the Lurps – the long range recon patrols who operated far from help in hostile territory. Upon arrival in Vietnam in 1968 Gary Linderer volunteered for duty with F Company in the 58th Infantry which was a specialist [...]

Point Man – James Watson, 1995 Point Man (aff) is a pretty hardcore first person account of three tours of Vietnam with America ’s most elite soldiers, the Navy SEALS. Chief Petty Officer Watson had the job of walking point whilst with his team of specialist reconnaissance, demolition and amphibious assault soldiers. This is writing [...]

Blackjack 33 – James Donahue,1999 This work serves as a companion piece to Blackjack 34, and is another James Donahue book recalling the unbelievable events of special missions carried out by the Mobile Guerrilla Force in Vietnam and Cambodia . The MGF were the only US sponsored unit whose job it was to conduct hit [...]

Phantom Warriors: LRRPs, LRPs, and Rangers in Vietnam – Gary Linderer, 2001 A collection of Vietnam War special forces exploits by renowned author and Lurp veteran Gary Linderer. In Phantom Warriors (aff) Linderer writes self-contained chapters describing events and stories taken from the experiences of Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols and Rangers patrols. While the author’s [...]

Across The Fence – John Stryker Meyer, 2004 The writing of this book only became possible after the lifting of a restriction on reporting secret operations that lasted over 20 years. Although secret operations in Laos and Cambodia were long known to have taken place, for the first time Across The Fence (aff) reveals the [...]

Sog: The Secret Wars of America’s Commandos in Vietnam – John L Plaster, 1998 The innocuously named Studies and Observation Group, or SOG, was in fact the most carefully concealed and secretive special forces unit to take part in the Vietnam War. Composed of the absolute best soldiers from the Green Berets, USAAF Commandos and [...]

Blackjack 34 – James Donahue, 2000 Former Mobile Guerrilla Force member James Donohue recounts a stunning incident during his time serving with an elite Vietnam unit. Blackjack 34 (aff) is the name of Donohue’s special forces mission, where on one fateful day everything went wrong and hunting the enemy became struggling to stay alive. A [...]