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Son Tay 1970: The Operation Ivory Coast POW rescue mission

By Justin W. Williamson, Edouard A. Groult (Illustrator), Irene Cano Rodríguez (Illustrator)
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By Justin W. Williamson, Edouard A. Groult (Illustrator), Irene Cano Rodríguez (Illustrator)
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A superbly illustrated account of one of the key milestones in the development of modern US Special Operations Forces, the hugely complex POW rescue at Son Tay.

On November 21, 1970, a meticulously prepared force of US Special Forces in HH-53 helicopters, supported by more than a hundred combat aircraft, raided the POW camp at Son Tay, North Vietnam, just 23 miles west of Hanoi, seeking 61 American prisoners. Having trained for months in secret, and utilizing the best troops and air crews p...

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