Plaster, John SOG. A Photo History of the Secret Wars

During the Vietnam War, the Special Forces men of the top-secret "Studies and Observations Group" (SOG) ran covert operations deep behind enemy lines - along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, into the enemy's secret Cambodian sanctuaries, even striking into the heartland of North Vietnam. In 1972 the U.S. military destroying all known photos of the top-secret SOG, with the intention that details could never be made public. But unknown to those in charge, SOG veterans brought back with them hundreds of photographs of SOG in action and kept them secret for more than three decades. This new edition brings together an amazing collection of more than 700 irreplaceable photos bring to life the stories of SOG legends Larry Thorne, Bob Howard, Dick Meadows, George Sisler, "Q" and others, and documents what really happened deep inside enemy territory: Operation Tailwind, the Son Tay raid, SOG's defense of Khe Sanh, Hatchet Force operations, Bright Light rescues, HALO insertions, string extractions, SOG's darkest programs and much more. This book captures some of the most dramatic combat photos to emerge from the war, creating a stunning mosaic telling SOG's entire story.

But unbeknownst to those in charge, SOG veterans brought back hundreds of photos from their missions and kept them secret for more than three decades. This new edition brings together an amazing collection of more than 700 irreplaceable photos that bring to life the stories of SOG legends Larry Thorne, Bob Howard, Dick Meadows, George Sisler, "Q" and others, documenting what really happened deep in enemy territory: Operation Tailwind, the Son Tay raid, the SOg's role in the defence of Khe Sanh, the Hatchet Force operations, the Bright Light rescue, the HALO missions, the strand extractions, the SOG's darkest programmes, and much more. Captured in this book are some of the most dramatic combat photographs from the war, forming an impressive mosaic that tells the entire story of the SOG.