Saving Bravo: The Greatest Rescue Mission in Navy SEAL History - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Mariner BooksISBN-13:9780358118206ISBN-10:358118204UPC:9780358118206Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:Vietnam War, Special Forces, United StatesSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC5WAEF981
From the author of A Captain's Duty, the New York Times best-selling account of Captain Phillips, comes the untold story of the most important rescue mission not just of the Vietnam War, but the entire Cold War.
One American aviator, who knew our most important secrets, crashed behind enemy lines and risked capture by both the North Vietnamese and the Soviets. One Navy SEAL and his Vietnamese partner had to sneak past them all to save him.
At the height of the Vietnam War, few American airmen are more valuable than Lieutenant Colonel Gene Hambleton. His memory is filled with highly classified information that the Soviets and North Vietnamese badly want. When Hambleton is shot down in the midst of North Vietnam's Easter Offensive, US forces place the entire war on hold to save a single man hiding among 30,000 enemy troops and tanks. Airborne rescue missions fail, killing eleven Americans. Finally, Navy SEAL Thomas Norris and his Vietnamese guide, Nguyen Van Kiet, volunteer to go after him on foot. Gliding past hundreds of enemy soldiers, it takes them days to reach Hambleton, who, guided toward his rescuers via improvised radio code, is barely alive, deeply malnourished, and hallucinating after eleven days on the run.
In this deeply researched, untold story, award-winning author Stephan Talty describes the extraordinary mission that led Hambleton to safety. Drawing from dozens of interviews and access to unpublished papers, Saving Bravo is the riveting story of one of the greatest rescue missions in the history of the Special Forces. This military biography brings to life the courage and determination of Navy SEALs operating behind enemy lines during one of the Cold War's most dangerous operations.
This true story offers an authentic account of Special Forces operations during the Vietnam War's Easter Offensive. The book details the eleven-day survival ordeal of a downed aviator and the extraordinary lengths taken to save him. Perfect for readers interested in military biography, POW rescue operations, and Southeast Asia history during the 1970s.
One American aviator, who knew our most important secrets, crashed behind enemy lines and risked capture by both the North Vietnamese and the Soviets. One Navy SEAL and his Vietnamese partner had to sneak past them all to save him.
The Mission That Stopped a War
At the height of the Vietnam War, few American airmen are more valuable than Lieutenant Colonel Gene Hambleton. His memory is filled with highly classified information that the Soviets and North Vietnamese badly want. When Hambleton is shot down in the midst of North Vietnam's Easter Offensive, US forces place the entire war on hold to save a single man hiding among 30,000 enemy troops and tanks. Airborne rescue missions fail, killing eleven Americans. Finally, Navy SEAL Thomas Norris and his Vietnamese guide, Nguyen Van Kiet, volunteer to go after him on foot. Gliding past hundreds of enemy soldiers, it takes them days to reach Hambleton, who, guided toward his rescuers via improvised radio code, is barely alive, deeply malnourished, and hallucinating after eleven days on the run.
Deeply Researched Vietnam War History
In this deeply researched, untold story, award-winning author Stephan Talty describes the extraordinary mission that led Hambleton to safety. Drawing from dozens of interviews and access to unpublished papers, Saving Bravo is the riveting story of one of the greatest rescue missions in the history of the Special Forces. This military biography brings to life the courage and determination of Navy SEALs operating behind enemy lines during one of the Cold War's most dangerous operations.
For Military History Enthusiasts and Veterans
This true story offers an authentic account of Special Forces operations during the Vietnam War's Easter Offensive. The book details the eleven-day survival ordeal of a downed aviator and the extraordinary lengths taken to save him. Perfect for readers interested in military biography, POW rescue operations, and Southeast Asia history during the 1970s.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Mariner BooksISBN-13:9780358118206ISBN-10:358118204UPC:9780358118206Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:Vietnam War, Special Forces, United StatesSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC5WAEF981
STEPHAN TALTY is the best-selling author of The Black Hand, Agent Garbo, and A Captain's Duty. His books have been made into two films, the Oscar-winning Captain Phillips and Only the Brave. He's written for publications including the New York Times Magazine, GQ, and Playboy.
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