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We Few

US Special Forces in Vietnam

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A Green Beret's gripping memoir of American Special Forces in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

In 1970, on his second tour to Vietnam, Nick Brokhausen served in Recon Team Habu, CCN. Officially, it was known as the Studies and Observations group. In fact, this Special Forces squad, which Brokhausen calls "an unwashed, profane, ribald, joyously alive fraternity", undertook some of the most dangerous and suicidal reconnaissance missions ever in the enemy-controlled territory of Cambodia and Laos.

But they didn't infiltrate the jungles alone. They fought alongside the Montagnards - oppressed minorities from the mountain highlands, trained by the US military in guerrilla tactics, armed, accustomed to the wild, and fully engaged in a war against the North Vietnamese.

Together, this small unit formed the backbone of ground reconnaissance in the Republic of Vietnam, racking up medals for valor - but at a terrible cost.

©2018 Casemate Publishers and Nick Brokhausen (P)2018 Tantor 20th Century Armed Forces Asia Military Military & War Modern Southeast Asia Special & Elite Forces Vietnam War War Funny Thought-Provoking Witty Emotionally Gripping US Army
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Hard gritty Recce tales and very well written. clearly ghost written though as it's not the more normal, "I did this, I did that".

A very different delivery and exceptional for it

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Absolutely captivated from start to finish. Nick is humble, honest, and hilarious. Great narration too!

One of the greatest war memoirs

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I was in SOG recon FOB 2 Kontum, 66-67. The book was like viewing and listening to people I knew at the places I had been. It glows because I was one of the few. It hurts remembering those that paid through ultimate price.

S. Freedom

Enjoyable

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Brokhausen tells hiis war stories with a particular uniqueness. Very entertaining and insightful, his stories gives a different insight into the Special Forces war in Vietnam.

Good book. Very entertaining.

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Very intelligent funny writer. I guess you had to have a sense of humour to remain sane in those circumstances. I wish Nick would write more books. He could write a book about a rock and it would be interesting, funny and well written

Brilliant

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