Code Name: Copperhead

by Joe R. Garner, Joe R. Gerner

A Special Forces veteran reveals top-secret missions and contingency plans so extreme that no one believed they would ever be put into action, in an adventure-filled memoir that includes the author's days as an original Green Beret.

Genres: Military Fiction, Biography

432 pages, Hardcover

First published June 8, 1994

Reviews

[William DuFour · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book on his career and how things were in the old Special Forces before, during and after the Vietnam war.

[Michael York · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sgt. Major Garner gives a great account of what it was like as some of the first members of an ODA: Operational Detatchment Alpha in the beginning years. Serving Laos, Cuba, Panama and beyond Sgt. Major Garner was very derserving of the title, Green Beret.

[Troy · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good book very detailed full of action.A true special forces warrior. The way that it's writing it feels like your right there with him.

[Pete · Rating 4 out of 5]

Your going to have to look long and hard to find a first person account of Army Special Forces that can match this book for excellence. Joe Garner was a walking encyclopedia on SF, particularly as it applied to jungle operations. Reading this you quickly understand why attention to the small details often makes the difference between being a survivor or a casualty in a combat situation. The only knock against this book is the many military acronyms but there is a glossary included to help you with that.

[Michael Papier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book about a extraordinary man that came from an extremely difficult childhood raised with abuse and neglect, he became a strong and independent leader in the most difficult job and most difficult skills in the Army during his tenure. Great insights into many aspects of the military during his tenure.