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Green Berets in the Land of a Million Elephants : U. S. Army Special Warfare and the Secret War in Laos 1959-74 by Joseph Celeski (2019, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCase Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-101612006655
ISBN-139781612006659
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038781567
Product Key Features
Book TitleGreen Berets in the Land of a Million Elephants : U. S. Army Special Warfare and the Secret War in Laos 1959-74
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicMilitary / Special Forces, United States / 20th Century, Asia / General, Military / United States
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorJoseph Celeski
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsA strength of this account is the many working-level veterans of service in Laos the author contacted and quoted, often from journals or letters they wrote at the time of their service, adding authenticity and color to the story., Ultimately, this is a good read about a little-told part of a story that paralleled other American military actions in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. It sheds light on the operations of the Army Special Forces in that piece of geography, and on their continued world mission., This book is a labor of love by the author to honor the veterans of this little-known and little-studied war. His extraordinary interviews and first-person accounts tell the story but also provide lessons for the modern employment of Special Forces 'through, with, and by' indigenous forces to support the achievement of U.S. strategic objectives., Joseph Celeski's Green Berets in the Land of a Million Elephants gives us a much needed account of the U.S. Army Special Forces' secret role in Laos before and during the far better known Vietnam War. Meticulously researched and anecdote-Filled, this book provides detailed context to the political and strategic aspects of the conict, while also bringing to light the personal stories of the men and their teams who lived and fought alongside their Laotian comrades. Celeski details how Green Berets, working with the CIA under the direction of the U.S. Ambassador(s) in Vientiane from 1959-1974, applied and reFined their skills in one of the First applications of a new special warfare doctrine. This book stands with Shooting at the Moon and Shadow War as an important addition to the history of the ultimately tragic Laotian campaign., This is a highly detailed, authoritative, and fascinating account of the special operations conductedby the U.S. Army Special Forces - the Green Berets - who were deployed in America's secret warin Laos from 1959 to 1974.
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Dewey Decimal959.4041
SynopsisThe Secret War in Laos was one of the first "Long Wars" for special operations, spanning a period of about thirteen years. It was one of the largest CIA-paramilitary operations of the time, kept out of the view of the American public until now. Between 1959 and 1974, Green Berets were covertly deployed to Laos to prevent a communist take-over or at least preserve the kingdom's neutrality. Operators dressed in civilian clothes, armed with cover stories and answering only to "Mister," were delivered to the country by Air America, where they answered to the U.S. Ambassador. There they were faced with the complexities of the three factions in Laos, as well as operating with limited resources - maps of the country often had large blank areas and essential supplies often didn't arrive at all. In challenging tropical conditions they trained and undertook combat advisory duties with native and tribal forces. Veterans remember Hmong guerrillas and Lao soldiers who were often shorter than the M1 rifles they carried. The Green Berets' service in Laos was the first strategic challenge since its formation in 1952, and proved one of the first major applications of special warfare doctrine. Clouded in secrey until the 1990s, this story is comprehensively told for the first time using official archival documents and interviews with veterans., The first full history of the U.S. Army Special Forces who served and fought in the Secret War in Laos., The first full history of the U.S. Army Special Forces who served and fought in the Secret War in Laos. The Secret War in Laos was one of the first "Long Wars" for special operations, spanning a period of about thirteen years. It was one of the largest CIA-paramilitary operations of the time, kept out of the view of the American public until now. Between 1959 and 1974, Green Berets were covertly deployed to Laos to prevent a communist take-over or at least preserve the kingdom's neutrality. Operators dressed in civilian clothes, armed with cover stories and answering only to "Mister," were delivered to the country by Air America, where they answered to the U.S. Ambassador. There they were faced with the complexities of the three factions in Laos, as well as operating with limited resources - maps of the country often had large blank areas and essential supplies often didn't arrive at all. In challenging tropical conditions they trained and undertook combat advisory duties with native and tribal forces. Veterans remember Hmong guerrillas and Lao soldiers who were often shorter than the M1 rifles they carried. The Green Berets' service in Laos was the first strategic challenge since its formation in 1952, and proved one of the first major applications of special warfare doctrine. Clouded in secrey until the 1990s, this story is comprehensively told for the first time using official archival documents and interviews with veterans., This is the story of the U.S. Army Special Forces-the Green Berets-who fought in America's secret war in Laos, serving under the command of the U.S. Ambassadors between 1959 and 1974. Pieced together from extensive research and veteran interviews, this is a comprehensive overview of their involvement as trainers, advisors, and clandestine combat forces to prevent the communist takeover of the Royal Laotian Government. Including many previously unpublished photographs, this book unveils the reality of a secret war which has only recently becoming declassified, offering a substantial contribution to the understanding of the wider conflict in Southeast Asia. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberDS555.8
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