Vikings in Vietnam: Norwegian Patrol Boat Captains in CIA Clandestine Operations English 2024
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ISBN:
9780764367885
Publisher:
Schiffer Publishing
Pages:
144
Weight:
529 g
Dimensions:
16 x 24 x 2 cm
Book Cover:
Hard Cover
Thema:
- Military history: post-WW2 conflicts
- Military intelligence
- Military history
- Photojournalism and documentary photography
- Vietnam
- c 1955 to c 1975 (Vietnam War period)
In a little-known episode of the early Vietnam War, the CIA hired Norwegian skippers to command fast patrol boats for classified operations. The boats transported South Vietnamese commandos and combat swimmers along the coasts and rivers of North Vietnam.
This work will explain who the “Vikings” were, describe their missions, and detail their equipment (primarily Swift- and Nasty-class patrol boats). Author Alessandro Giorgi relied heavily on recently declassified source material and firsthand accounts to piece together the story.
The book features more than 100 photos and maps, including photos of the original contracts that the boat captains signed with CIA shell corporations.
This work will explain who the “Vikings” were, describe their missions, and detail their equipment (primarily Swift- and Nasty-class patrol boats). Author Alessandro Giorgi relied heavily on recently declassified source material and firsthand accounts to piece together the story.
The book features more than 100 photos and maps, including photos of the original contracts that the boat captains signed with CIA shell corporations.
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