
On the Ground
The Secret War in Vietnam
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John Stryker Meyer
Inside MACV-SOG
During the Vietnam War, a “secret war” was fought across the fence in Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam, unknown to the media or the public, under the aegis of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam’s top secret Studies and Observations Group. SOG’s chain of command for missions and after-action reports extended to the White House and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Small Green Beret-lead teams ran missions into Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam without assistance from conventional artillery, tank or infantry units. Once on the ground, their sole support was provided by Air Force Tactical Air and helicopter units, US Army and Marine helicopter aviation personnel and aircrews, and from the South Vietnam Air Force’s 219th Special Operations Squadron, code named Kingbees.
In Laos, the communists dedicated 50,000 troops to the Ho Chi Minh Trail, including highly trained sappers from the 305th Sapper Battalion, its sole mission: Attack SOG teams.
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Good Read
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Just the best
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I think John did a great job of narrating but I there seemed to be alot of misread words made when reading. Can't really fault him for that, as people get tongue-tied but it there was little or no editing of the audio after they recorded the book (examples below).
At one point John stops narrating to speak with his editor/producer about rereading a certain section (you can hear the other voice on the background).
Another point somewhere in the middle chapters John straight up burps for a good 3 seconds before continuing to narrate. I don't know how that was not removed before publishing.
Lastly, John seemed to be congested while reading the last few chapters. I assume he had to meet deadlines. I just kept wanted to clear my throat as I heard him speak. please let the man be in his best form for the next book.
I understand mistakes happen and there is a whole production associates with the audiobook creation, but the seemingly lack of revision and cleaning up of the audio really took away from the experience,
Great Book Overall, with a few caveats...
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Absolutely incredible
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