Legend
Subtitle: a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a special forces team caught behind enemy lines
By: Eric Blehm
Edition: First large print edition.
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780804194747
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Campaigns; United States; Medal of Honor; United States. Army; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Search and rescue operations; United States. Army. Special Forces; Commando operations; Biography; History
Description: From the bestselling author of Fearless, the dramatic and unforgettable story of Roy Benavidez, a Green Beret in Vietnam who is known among special operations forces members today by a single word: "Legend." Legend tells the heroic story of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, and Benavidez's nearly suicidal rescue mission that saved eight lives and ultimately earned Benavidez a nomination for the Congressional Medal of Honor.

The Vietnam War, as seen through a single mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. A twelve-man Special Forces team had been covertly inserted into a small clearing in the jungle of neutral Cambodia-- where U.S. forces were forbidden to operate. The team did not know they had infiltrated a section of jungle that concealed a major enemy base.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, 2015.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Street kid from Cuero; title: "Look sharp, be sharp, go Army!"; title: The darkest white; title: Green Beret; title: The secret war; title: Anatomy of a mission; title: Welcome to Detachment B-56; title: Over the fence; title: The launch; title: As bad as it gets; title: Daniel Boone tactical emergency; title: If someone needs help...; title: Last chance; title: Deliverance; title: Mettle for medal.