Operation Thunderhead - by Kevin Dockery (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The incredible true story of a top secret mission to resuce POWs in Vietnam.

In the last year of the Vietnam conflict, even as American troops were leaving for home, there were still those fighting for their lives: prisoners of war being held in the Communist north. There were two operations launched to rescue the POWs. One--the legendary Son Tay Raid--was revealed to the public. The other was classified as Top Secret. This is the incredible true story of that almost-forgotten mission...

Among the personnel recruited for Operation Thunderhad was a select group of operators from both the U.S. Navy SEALs and the Underwater Demolition Teams who knew that if they were captured, they would be killed, tortured, or simply disappear. They went in anyway.

Here, for the first time, the details of Operation Thunderhead are revealed--the mission, the materials, and the men who put their lives on the line to save their brothers in arms.

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Praise for Operation Thunderhead

"An amazing story of survival."--Publishers Weekly

Praise for Kevin Dockery's Navy SEALs series

"A collection of oral histories knitted together with carefully researched narrative...traces the sea, air, and land force's evolution from its WWII precursors to its current highly trained, high-tech incarnations."--Publishers Weekly

"[An] oral history of the teams' harrowing combat duties in Vietnam. Loosely organized around the chronology of the conflict in Southeast Asia, the book at its heart is a tribute to the collective spirit exhibited here. A commitment to teamwork and excellence echoes throughout."--Kirkus Reviews

"Dockery blends oral history and conventional narrative with consummate skill."--Booklist

About the Author

Kevin Dockery has been a soldier in the President's Guard under Presidents Nixon and Ford, a grade-school teacher, radio broadcaster, gunsmith, and historian. He even spent time in Iraq and Kuwait during Desert Storm as what he refers to as a "corporate mercenary." As a noted military historian, he has written a number of books on the history of the Navy SEALs and the lives of the men who lived that history. He is the author of Weapons of the Navy SEALs, Future Weapons, Stalkers and Shooters, Operation Thunderhead, and the Navy SEALs Oral History series.