Blackjack-33

Features

• Cover Type: Mass Market Paperback with 304 pages
• Published by: Presidio Press; Reprint edition September 7, 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0804117640
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0804117647
• Book Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 5.6 ounces

Product Description
"You have to react instinctively. In this game there's no second place, only the quick and the dead."

In Vietnam, Mobile Guerrilla Force was the only American unit that truly carried out guerrilla-style hit-and-run military operations. Armed with silencer-equipped MK-II British Sten guns, M-16s, M-79s, and M-60s, the men of the Mobile Guerilla Force roamed for weeks at a time through steamy triple-canopy jungle in areas owned by NVA and VC, destroying base camps, ambushing enemy forces, and gathering the intelligence Saigon desperately needed.

In 1967, James Donahue was a Special Forces medic and an assistant platoon leader for the Mobile Guerrilla Force's fiercely anti-Vietnamese Cambodian mercenaries. On mission Blackjack-33, they were to act as bait and lure VC and NVA regiments into decisive engagements so that they could be targeted and destroyed by the 1st Infantry Division. Well, the MGF did its job, but the 1st Infantry Division refused to show up. . . .

Now, with the brutal, unflinching honesty only an eyewitness could possess, Donahue relives the deadly adrenaline rush of firefights conducted on the run and medical operations performed under fire, capturing the savage courage and sacrifice of these proud U.S. and Cambodian warriors.

Inside Flap Copy
"You have to react instinctively. In this game there's no second place, only the quick and the dead."

In Vietnam, Mobile Guerrilla Force was the only American unit that truly carried out guerrilla-style hit-and-run military operations. Armed with silencer-equipped MK-II British Sten guns, M-16s, M-79s, and M-60s, the men of the Mobile Guerilla Force roamed for weeks at a time through steamy triple-canopy jungle in areas owned by NVA and VC, destroying base camps, ambushing enemy forces, and gathering the intelligence Saigon desperately needed.

In 1967, James Donahue was a Special Forces medic and an assistant platoon leader for the Mobile Guerrilla Force's fiercely anti-Vietnamese Cambodian mercenaries. On mission Blackjack-33, they were to act as bait and lure VC and NVA regiments into decisive engagements so that they could be targeted and destroyed by the 1st Infantry Division. Well, the MGF did its job, but the 1st Infantry Division refused to show up. . . .

Now, with the brutal, unflinching honesty only an eyewitness could possess, Donahue relives the deadly adrenaline rush of firefights conducted on the run and medical operations performed under fire, capturing the savage courage and sacrifice of these proud U.S. and Cambodian warriors.

Reader Reviews
Once again James Donahue writes a fine book about some of his experiences while fighting in the Vietnam war. I don't give it 5 stars only because I don't consider it a true must have/must read. But make no mistake this is a really fine book that truly captures jungle combat and all the hardships it entails. This book chronicles the exploits of a special unit, Mobile Guerrilla Force, in the heavily VC infested Warzone D in 1967. The author is a Special Forces medic (Green Beret) and sees lot's of action. The Mobile Guerrilla Force is basically a light company made up of Americans and Cambodians. Their job is to raid enemy base camps, conduct ambushes, and call in air strikes. The danger is constant as they get in ambushes & battle after battle. Since the author was a medic he spends much of the time doing combat medicine. These parts are amazing as he treats the wounded yet fights off the VC. Donahue really brings the jungle and story alive and makes you feel like you are there. Get this book, and his others and learn about how Special Forces fought with amazing bravery in a far off land. Comment | | (Report this)