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PublisherTexas A&M University Press

ISBN-101585444693

ISBN-139781585444694

eBay Product ID (ePID)45027463

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

Publication NameColt Terry, Green Beret

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectMilitary / Vietnam War, Military / General, Military / United States, Military

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorCharles D. Patton

SeriesWilliams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Ser.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-000431

Dewey Edition22

Reviewsï¿½A valuable contribution to military history. While U.S. special operations forces have long been a niche subject in military history, recent U.S. operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have demonstrated their increasing importance in modern warfare and raised interest in general over the origins and development of unconventional unitsï¿½.[This book] provides and important and rarely seen perspective that complements a growing body of historical work.ï¿½--James Jay Carafano, "A valuable contribution to military history. While U.S. special operations forces have long been a niche subject in military history, recent U.S. operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have demonstrated their increasing importance in modern warfare and raised interest in general over the origins and development of unconventional units..[This book] provides and important and rarely seen perspective that complements a growing body of historical work."--James Jay Carafano, "A valuable contribution to military history. While U.S. special operations forces have long been a niche subject in military history, recent U.S. operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have demonstrated their increasing importance in modern warfare and raised interest in general over the origins and development of unconventional unitsâ€¦.[This book] provides and important and rarely seen perspective that complements a growing body of historical work."--James Jay Carafano, "A valuable contribution to military history. While U.S. special operations forces have long been a niche subject in military history, recent U.S. operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have demonstrated their increasing importance in modern warfare and raised interest in general over the origins and development of unconventional units....[This book] provides and important and rarely seen perspective that complements a growing body of historical work."--James Jay Carafano

Series Volume Number10

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal959.704/3373/092 B

SynopsisThrough one man's career, Colt Terry, Green Beret portrays the birth and development of America's most elite fighting unit. The 10th Special Forces Group was the first of the Green Beret units. Its five hundred men, all Airborne and mostly Rangers, received extensive training in everything from specialized weapons to uncommon languages. Their primary mission was to train and lead indigenous guerillas operating in enemy territory. Second Lieutenant Colt Terry, who had joined the 82nd Airborne in 1947, had already done this in Korea. As a volunteer in the 10th SFG, he carried on his service, working with the Montagnards in Vietnam and The Khmer in Cambodia. He fought at Pleiku, Duc Co, and Plei Me, and he ferried supplies and weapons on elephants into Cambodia. From his enlistment as a buck private in 1945 to his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1970, Terry served five tours in combat, trained guerrillas, and earned two combat infantry badges, a Purple Heart, and two Bronze Stars. His experiences contributed to Special Forces' expertise in ambushes and killing techniques. Even as an officer, Terry never shied away from going deep into the jungle in search of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army. He personally organized a successful effort to save hundreds of men in one of Special Forces' most critical A-team camps. As one of the original Green Berets, Terry helped set the standards by which these units have become known. Anyone who has ever wondered what the Green Berets were like during their first two decades will appreciate the riveting action and close-up detail of Terry's true-life story . This is the story of Curtis "Colt" Terry, one of the original Green Berets. The information for this story came primarily from Colt's personal recollections documented in taped interviews. Many facts were confirmed with fellow paratroopers, military historians, and Special Forces NCOs and officers who served with him. Colt gave the interviews to leave a record of his experiences. After hearing Colt's story, the author felt that other people should know this man., A life-story of Second Lieutenant Colt Terry, a member of the original Green Berets. This book covers his enlistment as a buck private in 1945 to his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1970, and how he served five tours in combat, trained guerrillas, and earned two combat infantry badges, a Purple Heart, and two Bronze Stars.

LC Classification NumberU53.T39P38 2005