Description
LRRPs had to be the best.
Anything less meant certain death. When Ed Emanuel was handpicked for the first African American special operations LRRP team in Vietnam, he knew his six-man team couldn't have asked for a tougher proving ground than Cu Chi in the summer of 196868. Home to the largest Viet cong tunnel complex in Vietnam, Cu Chi was the deadly heart of the enemy's stronghold in Tay Ninh Province. Team 2/6 of Company F, 51st Infantry, was quickly dubbed the Soul Patrol, a gimmicky label that belied the true depth of their courage. Stark and compelling, Emanuel's account provides an unforgettable look at the horror and the heroism that became the daily fare of LRRPs in Vietnam. Every mission was a tightrope walk between life and death as Emanuel's team penetrated NVA bases, sidestepped lethal booby traps, or found themselves ambushed and forced to fight their way back to the LZ to survive. Emanuel's gripping memoir is an enduring testament to the valor of all American LRRPs, who courageously risked their lives so that others might be free.
Author: Ed Emanuel
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 07/29/2003
Pages: 285
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 6.92h x 6.38w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780891418177
ISBN10: 0891418172
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Vietnam War
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General
Anything less meant certain death. When Ed Emanuel was handpicked for the first African American special operations LRRP team in Vietnam, he knew his six-man team couldn't have asked for a tougher proving ground than Cu Chi in the summer of 196868. Home to the largest Viet cong tunnel complex in Vietnam, Cu Chi was the deadly heart of the enemy's stronghold in Tay Ninh Province. Team 2/6 of Company F, 51st Infantry, was quickly dubbed the Soul Patrol, a gimmicky label that belied the true depth of their courage. Stark and compelling, Emanuel's account provides an unforgettable look at the horror and the heroism that became the daily fare of LRRPs in Vietnam. Every mission was a tightrope walk between life and death as Emanuel's team penetrated NVA bases, sidestepped lethal booby traps, or found themselves ambushed and forced to fight their way back to the LZ to survive. Emanuel's gripping memoir is an enduring testament to the valor of all American LRRPs, who courageously risked their lives so that others might be free.
Author: Ed Emanuel
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 07/29/2003
Pages: 285
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 6.92h x 6.38w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780891418177
ISBN10: 0891418172
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Vietnam War
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General
About the Author
Ed Emanuel is a military veteran and documentary filmmaker. He served as one of six men on Team 2/6 of Company F, 51st Infantry--also known as Soul Patrol--the first African American special operations LRRP team during the Vietnam War. He now lives in California.