We few: U.S. 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 guerilla 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. "In colorful, military-jargon-laced prose leavened by gallows humor, Brokhausen pulls few punches describing what it was like to navigate remote jungle terrain under the constant threat of enemy fire. A smartly written, insider's view of one rarely seen Vietnam War battleground." -Booklist.  Read more... Intro Title Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Author's Note Prologue 1. The Road to Mandalay 2. Keys to the Kingdom 3. First Blood 4. Cold Storage 5. Buffaloes 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. Isn't Science Wonderful 20. The Cuckoo's Nest 21. Little Island in the Sun 22. King of the Cannibals23. Rubik's Cube 24. Gin and Heartbreak About the Author Copyright