Mobile Guerrilla Force: With the Special Forces in War Zone D

by James C. Donahue

Book Overview

The author, a former member of the Mobile Guerilla Force, an experimental Army Special Forces Unit, offers a first-person narrative of the first foray of 13 Green Berets and a company of free... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312961642
• ISBN13: 9780312961640
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Great honest first-hand account

Mr Donahue writes an excellent first-person account of his experiences with the MGF, and after reading all 3 of his books (MGF, Blackjack-33, Blackjack-34), he left me wanting to read much more of his accounts and experiences in Vietnam. I hope that Mr Donahue may someday write an account of the MGF's POW rescue attempt mission, as well as other MGF accounts. I like the style of his writing in all 3 books; the first-person style moves fast and leaves the reader breathless. These are very hard to put down once you start. Mr Donahue gives only sparse background information and jumps right into the action. Mr Donahue makes you feel as if you are looking at everything right through his eyes. If you have military experience (especially combat arms), you will truly enjoy this book, as well as Mr Donahue's others. The sounds, smells, stresses and fatigue will all come flooding back through his writing. If you are not familiar with military culture, terminology or methodology, you might struggle a little bit BUT there is a glossary in the back of the book. I highly recommend ALL of Mr Donahue's publications; they give a good overall perspective of what was done right and what was done wrong in this war, and are great examples of how good of a job our fighting men & women did in Vietnam (contrary to what mainstream media & film try to portray).

A stunnigly real look into the minds of our Special Forces

I have read "Mobile Guerilla Force", "BlackJack 33", and "BlackJack 34" All three of the books are an amazing read, not the typical blood, mud and tears, hovever there is unfortunately a historically real amount of that as well. Not only do you get a sence of what life was like as a special operations operator in VietNam, but the laughs as well as the sorrows of day to day life in VietNam. The author also opened a porthole into the relationship that was built with the indiginous peoples that fought along side the Mobile Geurilla Force whose heroism is nothing short of legondary. As a reader, one can see the author settle into a comfortable writing niche' and progressively make each page seemingly more personal and real ("in the first person" if you will) to the reader. More stories like these need to be told of the triumphs of American Gi's in VietNam. POW, MIA, VFW, Thankyou, you are not forgotten!Sincerely Jc

MGF - What you would expect from Mr. Donahue

I have read at least 2 dozen books on combat in Vietnam and this is one of the best. The book is very well written. The author really makes you feel as if you are walking in the jungle of Vietnam side by side members of the mobile guerrilla force.

The Forbidden Zone has been penetrated.

This is one of the most exciting books that I've read about the war in Vietnam. Donahue puts you right there amongst the brave and loyal Khmer soldiers and the cunning and equally committed Viet Cong. Having spent some time in the area written about, I can attest to the accuracy of his brilliantly portrayed environment. This book is going into my permanent collection along with Blackjack-33 and Blackjack-34. Well written book that you can't put down until the end.

War as seen through the eyes of a warrior

This is the most factual, hard-hitting true stories of a man who has been there, done that. I could not put the book down until I read it completely. I felt like I was there again smelling the jungle, hearing the sounds of war. This is the best book on the real accounts of the war in VietNam as fought by the Mobile guerilla force of the US Army Special Forces. It makes a man proud to know that he was also part of this elite unit. Keep up the good work, Donahue.