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Legend, a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a special forces team caught behind enemy lines, Eric Blehm

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Legend, a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a special forces team caught behind enemy lines, Eric Blehm

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

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mapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Legend

Oclc number

887846855

Responsibility statement

Eric Blehm

Sub title

a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a special forces team caught behind enemy lines

Summary

From the bestselling author of Fearless, the dramatic and unforgettable story of Roy Benavidez, a Green Beret in Vietnam who is known among special operations forces members today by a single word: "Legend." Legend tells the heroic story of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, and Benavidez's nearly suicidal rescue mission that saved eight lives and ultimately earned Benavidez a nomination for the Congressional Medal of HonorThe Vietnam War, as seen through a single mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. A twelve-man Special Forces team had been covertly inserted into a small clearing in the jungle of neutral Cambodia-- where U.S. forces were forbidden to operate. The team did not know they had infiltrated a section of jungle that concealed a major enemy base

Table Of Contents

Street kid from Cuero -- "Look sharp, be sharp, go Army!" -- The darkest white -- Green Beret -- The secret war -- Anatomy of a mission -- Welcome to Detachment B-56 -- Over the fence -- The launch -- As bad as it gets -- Daniel Boone tactical emergency -- If someone needs help-- -- Last chance -- Deliverance -- Mettle for medal

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