
The Secret War Against Hanoi
The Untold Story of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vietnam
Richard Shultz(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 5. December 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
412 pages
978-0-06-093253-4 (ISBN)
Description
In 1963, a frustrated President Kennedy turned to the Pentagon for help in carrying out subversive operations against North Vietnam- a job the CIA had not managed to handle effectively. Thus was born the Pentagon's Special Operations Group(SOG). Under the cover name"Studies and Observation Group," SOG would, over the next eight years, dispatch numerous spies to North Vietnam, create a triple-cross deception program, wage psychological warfare by manipulating North Vietnamese POW's and kidnapped citizens, and stage deadly assaults on enemy soldiers traveling the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Written by the country's leading expert on SOG, here is the story of that covert war-one that would have both spectacular and disastrous results.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
facsimiles, illustrations, maps, portraits
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
512 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-093253-4 (9780060932534)
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Previous edition
Richard H. Shultz
The Secret War Against Hanoi
Book
11/1999
HarperCollins
€43.51
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Person
Richard H. Shultz, Jr., is professor of international politics at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, where he directs its International Security Studies Program. He also is director of research at the National Strategy Information Center in Washington, DC. His many books include the widely reviewed Insurgents, Terrorists, and Militias and The Secret War against Hanoi. He lives in Medford, MA.