
The Green Berets
The Amazing Story of the U.s. Army's Elite Special Forces Unit
Skyhorse · Print & ebook · February 9, 2016
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- Who it’s for
- A fictionalized Vietnam war story that brings battlefield action into view alongside the costs of conflict.
- Genres
- War Fiction, Historical Fiction, Military Thrillers
- Published
- Skyhorse, February 9, 2016
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This is it. The bestselling book that became the sensational John Wayne move. This is the story of the war in Vietnam, written as a novel but based on the true stories of some of America’s bravest heroes. “One of the most exciting war books.” —London Sunday Telegraph In Vietnam Robin Moore became on the of the first true “embedded” journalists, training and fighting alongside America’s most elite fighters.
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Though fictionalized, The Green Berets exposed the American public to the horrors of the ground war in Vietnam, and gave the men of the Green Berets the recognition they deserved. Here is the tale of the courageous South Vietnamese girl posing as an anti-American Communist to capture the Viet Cong officer who murdered her family. Here is the graft and double-dealing of South Vietnamese officers undercutting America’s war effort. More importantly, here are America’s soldiers showing unimaginable bravery in the face of a determined and deadly enemy. With a foreword by Major General Thomas R. Csrnko reflecting on the history and future of this elite fighting unit, The Green Berets stands as an enduring classic. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
War’s Many Edges
A fictionalized Vietnam war story that brings battlefield action into view alongside the costs of conflict.
Come here for
- A war novel shaped by Robin Moore’s reporting alongside U.S. Special Forces
- Vietnam-era action alongside questions of bravery, graft, and divided loyalties
Expect
- A serious, immersive account of ground war and military courage
- A mix of combat, political maneuvering, and South Vietnamese perspectives
Where it sits
| Military Thrillers | 83% |
|---|---|
| War Fiction | 59% |
| Historical Fiction | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Fiction
- Suspense
- Military Thrillers
- War Fiction
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- Vietnam War History
- Authors
- Robin Moore, Thomas R. Csrnko
- Publisher
- Skyhorse
- Published
- February 9, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Historical Fiction