Killer Kane: A Marine Long-Range Recon Team Leader in Vietnam,

Killer Kane: A Marine Long-Range Recon Team Leader in Vietnam, 1967-1968

The leader of one of the most successful U. S. Marine long range reconnaissance teams during the Vietnam War, Andrew Finlayson recounts his teamâ€™s experiences in the year leading up to the Tet Offensive of 1968. Using primary sources, such as Marine Corps unit histories and his own weekly letters home, he presents a highly personal account of the dangerous missions conducted by this team of young Marines as they searched for North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong units in such dangerous locales as Elephant Valley, the Enchanted Forest, Charlie Ridge, Happy Valley and the Que Son Mountains.
In numerous close contacts with the enemy, the team (code-name Killer Kane) fights for its survival against desperate odds, narrowly escaping death time and again. The book gives vivid descriptions of the life of recon Marines when they are not on patrol, the beauty of the landscape they traverse, and several of the authorâ€™s Vietnamese friends. It also explains in detail the preparations for, and the conduct of, a successful long range reconnaissance patrol.
Country USA
Manufacturer McFarland
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-09-21
Format Kindle eBook

Killer Kane: A Marine Long-Range Recon Team Leader in Vietnam, 1967-1968