INSIDE THE LRRPs: RANGERS IN VIETNAM

Vietnam was a different kind of war, calling for a different kind of soldier. When the first major combat units were deployed there in 1965 the army found itself in a predicament. This was a war unlike any that it had trained and equipped itself for. The LRRPs - Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols - were a new breed of fighting men. They operated in six-man teams deep within enemy territory, and were the eyes and ears of the units they served. "Impeccably researched, unbiased and revealing" - Kirkus.