Legend

By Eric Blehm

Subjects: Vietnam war, 1961-1975, cambodia, Biography, Search and rescue operations, United States. Army. Special Forces, Commando operations, Medal of Honor, United States, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, United states, army, special forces, United States. Army, History, Campaigns

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.