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Hardcover
978-1-58160-676-8
384 pages
6" x 9"
photos
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The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
North America & Philippines Edition
by John L. Plaster; foreword by Gen. John Singlaub, Chief SOG, 1966-1968"

SOG was the most secret elite U.S. military unit to serve in the war in Vietnam, so secret it was "black" – meaning its very existence was carefully concealed, even denied by the government. Innocuously code-named the Studies and Observations Group, SOG contained only volunteers from such units as the Army Green Berets, USAF Air Commandos and Navy SEALs, and answered directly to the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs, with some missions requiring approval from the White House. Inside Vietnam, only General William Westmoreland and a few senior non-SOG officers were briefed on SOG activities. Now Major John L. Plaster, a three-tour SOG veteran, vividly recounts the never-before-revealed exploits.

SOG took on the most dangerous assignments, going behind enemy lines to penetrate North Vietnamese military facilities in Laos and Cambodia and along the heavily defended Ho Chi Minh Trail, where only air support – and sometimes no support at all – was available. As colorful as they were he­roic, the men of SOG were bound together by their dedication. Though few in number, they were awarded ten Medals of Honor and hundreds of Purple Hearts. Their ranks included the war's most highly decorated unit, as well as the most highly decorated American soldier. Now their stories, among the most extraordinary to come out of the Vietnam War, can at at last be told.

This Paladin reprint contains an exclusive new foreword by General John Singlaub, who served as Chief SOG from 1966 to 1968.

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John L. Plaster served three tours in SOG. As a long-range reconnaissance leader, he led intelligence-gathering teams behind enemy lines in Laos and Cambodia before leaving SOG in late 1971. He was decorated for heroism four times and retired from the U.S. Army as a major. He is the author of SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars, The Ultimate Sniper and The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting.


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Paladin Press
Two book set
One hardcover, one softcover
978-1-58160-676-8
978-1-58160-597-6
880 total pages
photos, illustrations
 John Plaster's SOG Set
SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam & SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars
North America & Philippines Edition
by John L. Plaster, USAR (Ret.); foreword by Gen. John Singlaub, Chief SOG, 1966-1968"

SAVE WHEN YOU BUY BOTH SOG BOOKS BY MAJ. JOHN L. PLASTER AS A SET.

SOG was the most secret elite U.S. military unit to serve in the war in Vietnam, so secret the government denied its very existence. In these two books, Major John L. Plaster, a three-tour SOG veteran, vividly recounts the unit's never-before-revealed exploits. In SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam, Plaster documents the dangerous assignments and bravery of these unrecognized heroes of the Vietnam War. The companion photo history, SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars, contains more than 700 extremely rare photographs of SOG recon teams in action behind enemy lines in Cambodia, Laos and North Vietnam.

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Because of contractual restrictions, this title is NOT available worldwide like other Paladin titles.

John L. Plaster served three tours in SOG. As a long-range reconnaissance leader, he led intelligence-gathering teams behind enemy lines in Laos and Cambodia before leaving SOG in late 1971. He was decorated for heroism four times and retired from the U.S. Army as a major. He is the author of SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars, The Ultimate Sniper and The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting.


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