War stories of the Green Berets : the Viet Nam experience

The US Army Special Forces, more familiarly known as the Green Berets, are the elite fighting force of the United States military. Their experiences in covert operations and unconventional warfare have been a part of American military action for decades Author Hans Halberstadt has collected first-hand recollections of dozens of Green Berets, past and present, who spent time on the battlefields of Viet Nam, Grenada, Panama, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Their harrowing stories are told here, providing rare insight into the world of the Green Beret.- Elite forces created in the 1960s and now the models for warfare in the 21st century- Fully updated to include the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan- First hand accounts- Updated: Now includes post-Vietnam War Stories as well as stories from the Gulf Wars and Afghanistan- Expanded: This new Zenith Press edition is almost 100 pages longer than the originalThe original hardcover, titled "War Stories of the Green Berets: The Viet Nam Experience" (ISBN 0-87938-955-9), was first published in 1994.About the AuthorHans Halberstadt studied documentary film in college and later took up writing. He has authored or co-authored more than fifty books, most on military subjects, especially U.S. special operations forces, armor, and artillery. Halberstadt served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter door gunner in Vietnam. He and his wife, April, live in San Jose, California. This military history shares firsthand accounts of the frontlines of wars and conflicts around the globe from members of the US Army Special Forces. The US Army Special Forces, more familiarly known as the Green Berets, are the elite fighting force of the United States military. Their experiences in covert operations and unconventional warfare have been a part of American military action since the 1950s. Author Hans Halberstadt has collected first-hand recollections of dozens of Green Berets, past and present, who spent time on the battlefields of Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Kuwait, and other conflicts. Their harrowing stories are told here, providing rare insight into the world of the Green Beret. Originally published in 1994, this edition of War Stories of the Green Berets includes nearly one hundred pages of new material. It is fully updated to include post-Vietnam War conflicts, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

War Stories of the Green Berets Halberstadt Subtitled: The Viet Nam Experience. US Army Special Forces commandos in action! This unprecedented oral history profiles high-risk, high-intensity missions into the jungles of Laos and Cambodia duringthe Vietnam War. Green Berets break their code of silence for the first time to reveal their top-se cret missions along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

"This expanded edition contains some of the most charming, startling, funny, horrifying, and inspiring tales ever told about combat, from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq, collected from the men of America's elite fighting corps--the Green Berets" -- back cover By Hans Halberstadt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. When I first got to C&C, I didn't really know what to think.