We Few: U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam

We Few: U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam

This riveting memoir details the actions and experiences of a small group of Americans and their allies who were the backbone of ground reconnaissance in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. On his second tour to Vietnam, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. This unit was part of MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group), or Studies and Observations Group as it was innocuously called. The small recon companies that were the center of its activities conducted some of the most dangerous missions of the war, infiltrating areas controlled by the North Vietnamese in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The companies never exceeded more than 30 Americans, yet they were the best source for the enemyâ€™s disposition and were key to the US military being able to take the war to the enemy, by utilizing new and innovative technology and tactics dating back to the French and Indian Wars.

Brokhausenâ€™s group racked up one of the most impressive records of awards for valor of any unit in the history of the United States Army. It came at a terrible price, however; the number of wounded and killed in action was incredibly high. Those missions today seem suicidal. In 1970 equally so, yet these men went out day after day with their indigenous allies - Montagnard tribesmen, Vietnamese, and Chinese Nungs - and faced the challenges with courage and resolve.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Authorâ€™s Note
Prologue

1 The Road to Mandalay
2 Keys to the Kingdom
3 First Blood
4 Cold Storage
5 Buff aloes Can Dance
6 The Coolest Man Alive
7 Polite Society Meets Reality
8 We Few, We Happy Few
9 Luck is a Fickle Mistress
10 Blue Eyes
11 Operation Afrika Corps
12 Selection Process
13 Bright Light
14 The Anthill Mob
15 With Texans Expect Bumps
16 As Through a Glass Darkly
17 Saltwater Therapy
18 Monkeyshines
19 Isnâ€™t Science Wonderful
20 The Cuckooâ€™s Nest
21 Little Island in the Sun
22 King of the Cannibals
23 Rubikâ€™s Cube
24 Gin and Heartbreak
Country USA
Brand Casemate
Manufacturer Casemate
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 16
ReleaseDate 2018-04-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781612005805

Country	USA
Brand	Casemate
Manufacturer	Casemate
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	16
ReleaseDate	2018-04-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781612005805

We Few: U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam

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