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Legend; The Incredible Story of Green Beret Sergeant Roy Benavidez's Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines
by Eric Blehm
- New
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0804139539
- ISBN 13
- 9780804139533
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY : Broadway Books , 2015 Broadway Books, New York. 2015. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Paperback Edition/1st Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for remainder mark on the textblock bottom. Book Condition: New with scant shelfwear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 288 pp 8vo. This is book details the events of a twelve-man Special Forces team that was inserted into a small clearing in the jungles of Cambodia in 1968 that was surrounded by North Vietnamese troops. When the rescue call went out SSG Benavidez was on the 240th Assault Helicopter to assist and orchestrate a defense saving the troops. Benavidez was baynoeted, shot, and hit with grenade shrapnel yet kept fighting. Based on new records and interviews the author has created a riveting narrative of the events of that day and of his life and career. He was later honored with the Medal of Honor for his actions that day. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010101
- Title
- Legend; The Incredible Story of Green Beret Sergeant Roy Benavidez's Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines
- Author
- Eric Blehm
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0804139539
- ISBN 13
- 9780804139533
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2015
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- SSG Roy Benavidez, Vietnam, Special Forces, 240th Assault Helicopter Company, Cambodia, North Vietnamese Army, Medal of Honor, SOG, Special Operations Group,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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