The Real Deal

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	• 15 Months in Sog: A Warrior's Tour Thom Nicholson average customer review:based on 28 reviews
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highly recommended

It's Okay.

Interesting. Well-written. Some of it reads like blarney, though. As a general observation, I have yet to read one of these books where the author writes about the mind-numbing stretches of boredom, chicken-manure, and sanitation nightmares characteristic of the coastal bases. But cowboys & indians is what sells.

A great read!

Overall, this is a great personal recollection of Vietnam experiences and well worth a read. I noticed many inaccuracies as well, but the overall strength of story and first-person narration make up for these deficiencies.

This book provides a very interesting commissioned officer's perspective on his time with SOG in Vietnam; even though he seemed to primarily serve in a support role, his experiences and recollections are well worth sharing.

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The Real Deal

Easy to read, easy to understand, brutally honest, true to life and about bravery.

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"When we cross the border: no ID, and it's kiss yourself good-bye if Charlie gets ahold of you."

In Vietnam, the Military Assistance Command's Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) fielded small recon teams in areas infested with VC and NVA. Because SOG operations suffered extraordinary casualties, they required extraordinary soldiers. So when Capt. Thom Nicholson arrived at Command and Control North (CCN) in Da Nang, SOG's northernmost base camp, he knew he was going to be working with the cream of the crop.

As commander of Company B, CCN's Raider Company, Nicholson commanded four platoons, comprising nearly two hundred men, in some of the war's most deadly missions, including ready-reaction missions for patrols in contact with the enemy, patrol extractions under fire, and top-secret expeditions "over the fence" into Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam. Colonel Nicholson spares no one, including himself, as he provides a rare glimpse into the workings of one of the military's most carefully concealed reconnaissance campaigns.

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