false 2362997 1 "A Hard Place" the story of combat operations in South Vietnam with the Platoon leader and men of a small unit known as a Mobile Reaction of "Mike Force". They were based out of the sprawling base camp on the coast of South Vietnam, home to the 23rd Infantry Division, in Chu-Lai. Their missions were conducted all over the northern provinces dubbed by the military as 1st Combat Tactical Zone (1CTZ). <br><br> They were both recon and striker unit, sometimes just looking, sometimes attacking and sometimes being attacked. Sometimes they were sent to reinforce a small camp or firebase. Life was either base camp boring or "boonie rat" intense. <br><br> Often assigned missions to look for and capture specific targets. All of their missions were both classified and clandestine. Even their existence was denied. As much as possible their movement were hidden or camouflaged within larger unit operations. <br><br> Most of their operations were conducted without back-up or support readily available. They were required to survive on their bush skills, to adapt, over come, improvise or if that failed E&E (escape and evade) back to pick-up or rendezvous point. <br><br> This story is about serving in Vietnam as a professional soldier in a "Special Operations" unit. The "other" Army is South Vietnam, Republic of A HARD PLACE. 2369764 16 9 2007 A Hard Place: A Sergeants Tale total:9|5:6|4:1|3:2|2:0|1:0| 9 40 29 7 4 0 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 19:07:16 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 19:16:37 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 20:51:05 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 06 14:29:56 -0800 2008
"A Hard Place" is a first person view of Sergeant Peterson's third tour in Vietnam, at the tail-end of the war. It tells how Peterson led his small special operations unit through over a year of hunting down North Vietnamese Colonel Tranh, a pa...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Jul 14 18:32:23 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 11:42:53 -0700 2008 I wrote this book to honor the service and sacrifice of all Vietnam Veterans,Yes that includes me!To all members of all the Armed Forces who were there,whether Volunteer or Draftee who served with Honor and Distinction this book is dedicated to you. Let us never forget our fallen and lost Bro...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Mar 07 18:16:26 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 16:30:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 13:13:01 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 05:21:31 -0800 2008 I never could figure out how much was true account and how much was fictional. ]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 09 08:50:59 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 09:02:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 15 13:16:57 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 13:20:01 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 14:03:17 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 14:03:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 15:13:21 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:13:21 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 08 22:41:30 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 22:41:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 18:54:21 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 18:54:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 17 10:11:48 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 10:12:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 17 17:45:10 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 17:45:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 17 13:14:58 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 13:14:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 14 12:06:56 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:06:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 12:15:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 12:16:09 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Mar 20 22:48:41 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 22:49:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 08 03:22:34 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 03:22:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 07 14:46:33 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 14:46:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 07 12:08:39 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 12:08:39 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2362997