Phantom Warriors: Book I: LRRPs, LRPs, and Rangers in Vietnam

Here are some of the most courageous missions executed by six-man teams on their own deep behind enemy lines. Ranging from the Central Highlands to the Mekong Delta to excursions - authorized and unauthorized - into Cambodia, these gripping accounts begin when the call first went out for covert U.S. long-range reconnaissance patrols in late 1965, continue through the battles of Tet, and go all the way up to the final, tortured pullout. . These are LRRP, LRP, and Ranger units at their finest, under the most desperate circumstances: one team surrounded by the enemy with no choice but to break out of the trap - or die, another caught in an ambush of horrific proportions. When recon missions suddenly became contact missions, when grenades started flying and AK-47s were smoking, each man's life was instantly on the line - and only his skills and the grit of his teammates could prevent certain death. . These highly trained warriors were among the best America had to offer, and they gave their best, no matter how high the price. . . .