Hard to Forget : An American with the Mobile Guerrilla Force in Vietnam
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (962 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804118094 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Yedinak retired from the United States Army as a lieutenant colonel after 26 years of service. He also earned advanced degrees from Loyola University in Chicago and The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Steven M. . Married to his best friend, Tracy, Yedinak has three grown children, two step-children and three grand children. In a career that encompassed two tours to Vietnam and coveted assignments to the 5th Special Forces Group (Abn) an
Yedinak volunteered to lead what became the Mobile Guerrilla Force, one of the most effective fighting forces ever assembled for duty in Vietnam. Now the top secret missions conducted by the MGF have finally been declassified, allowing him to reveal the secrets behind MGF's harrowing maneuvers.Unlike the LRRPs' five-day "walks in the woods," the MGF Green Berets led well-trained, superbly disciplined Cambodian guerrillas deep into the North Vietnamese Army's secret base areas for four to six weeks at a time without artillery or close air support, and with damn little hope of a helicopter medevac. In the highly s
Explodes like a grenade. Couldn't put it down. HARD TO FORGETAN AMERICAN WITH THE MOBILE GUERRILLA FORCE IN VIETNAMSTEVEN M. YEDINAK __________________________________________________Review by David H. Hackworth, Author of Vietnam Primer, About Face and Hazardous Duty __________________________________________________Explodes like a grenade. Couldn't put it down. When I finished, I was disappointed only because I wanted more. Yedinak has written a gripping account of SECRET green beret missions he and 13 other Americans, and their Cambodian brothers, condu. "A UNIQUE AND HONEST BOOK ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR" according to doc_sondra_H@compuserve.com. Yedinaks book is unique in that it gave me a totally new perspective on the gallantry and fighting skill of the Cambodian soldiers he fought beside. The Bodes sound like they were truly great warriors, unlike our opinion of most of the ARVN units we were involved with in the A UNIQUE AND HONEST BOOK ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR doc_sondra_H@compuserve.com Yedinaks book is unique in that it gave me a totally new perspective on the gallantry and fighting skill of the Cambodian soldiers he fought beside. The Bodes sound like they were truly great warriors, unlike our opinion of most of the ARVN units we were involved with in the 4/39 th Infantry Battalion. I was also very impressed with the MGF concept, one that would have probably led to victory if it had been carried out on a larger scale. In closing, I tip my hat to Steve Yadineks' courage and honesty in tellin. /A UNIQUE AND HONEST BOOK ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR Yedinaks book is unique in that it gave me a totally new perspective on the gallantry and fighting skill of the Cambodian soldiers he fought beside. The Bodes sound like they were truly great warriors, unlike our opinion of most of the ARVN units we were involved with in the A UNIQUE AND HONEST BOOK ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR doc_sondra_H@compuserve.com Yedinaks book is unique in that it gave me a totally new perspective on the gallantry and fighting skill of the Cambodian soldiers he fought beside. The Bodes sound like they were truly great warriors, unlike our opinion of most of the ARVN units we were involved with in the 4/39 th Infantry Battalion. I was also very impressed with the MGF concept, one that would have probably led to victory if it had been carried out on a larger scale. In closing, I tip my hat to Steve Yadineks' courage and honesty in tellin. /39 th Infantry Battalion. I was also very impressed with the MGF concept, one that would have probably led to victory if it had been carried out on a larger scale. In closing, I tip my hat to Steve Yadineks' courage and honesty in tellin. 9 th Infantry Battalion. I was also very impressed with the MGF concept, one that would have probably led to victory if it had been carried out on a larger scale. In closing, I tip my hat to Steve Yadineks' courage and honesty in tellin. A Customer said A tough book to put down!. I read this book cover to cover in one evening. I simply could not put the book down. In retrospect, I suppose my main interest when I bought the book was to see if there were any references to some of the places I was at during the Vietnam war having been stationed very near his area of operations. Indeed, the author did not let me down. I was taken back in this paperback "time machine" to a different world where I once belonged. The author did an excellent job of telling his story. He told us where he came f
Now the top secret missions conducted by the MGF have finally been declassified, allowing him to reveal the secrets behind MGF's harrowing maneuvers.Unlike the LRRPs' five-day "walks in the woods," the MGF Green Berets led well-trained, superbly disciplined Cambodian guerrillas deep into the North Vietnamese Army's secret base areas for four to six weeks at a time without artillery or close air support, and with damn little hope of a helicopter medevac. Welcome to Mobile Guerrilla Force (MGF):Prepare to be outmanned, outgunned, and deep in enemy territory--with no chance of artillery support or medevac.In 1966, U.S. Army Captain and Green Beret Steven M. Yedinak shares a