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Battle for Skyline Ridge
- The CIA Secret War in Laos
- By: James E. Parker Jr.
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
In late 1971, the People's Army of Vietnam launched Campaign "Z" into northern Laos, escalating the war in Laos with the aim of defeating the last Royal Lao Army troops. The NVA troops numbered 27,000 and brought with them 130mm field guns and T-34 tanks, while the North Vietnamese air force launched MiG-21s into Lao air space. General Giap's specific orders to this task force were to kill the CIA army under command of the Hmong war lord Vang Pao and occupy its field headquarters in the Long Tieng valley of northeast Laos.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good read.
- By Riceguard on 05-17-20
- Battle for Skyline Ridge
- The CIA Secret War in Laos
- By: James E. Parker Jr.
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
Detailed account of the secret war in Laos
Reviewed: 03-05-20
Detailed account that reads more like a history than a story. For someone interested in the content it is an excellent account.
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