SOG Kontum

Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia 1968-1969

De: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont

Narrado por: Corey M. Snow

The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly classified, multi-service United States Special Forces unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam War. The unit conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; carried out the capture of enemy prisoners, rescued downed pilots, and conducted rescue operations to retrieve allied prisoners of war throughout Southeast Asia; and conducted clandestine agent team activities and psychological operations.

This book tells the story of the Teams operating out of FOB2 Kontum, near the tri-border area, in 1968-69. From recon missions over the fence to the heroic, and sometimes fatal efforts undertaken to try and rescue missing SOG members, the events are told through the words of the men themselves, supported by previously unreleased official documents.

©2022 Joe Parnar and Robert Dumont (P)2023 Tantor

What a Story

The story of the men of this unit is just incredible. We are very fortunate to have men like these men.

Very matter of fact

Not bad but very matter of fact and dry. Narration was rough and almost seemed robotic. had to listen at 1.25 speed just to make it tolerable. Seems to me like the stories of these heroes deserved better Narration (see We Few and Whispers in the tall grass for an example of great Narration).

Good read!

Full of history and info! Unfortunately, I’m of the type to get stuck on a word/phrase, when someone says it weird. This happened more times than I could count, as the narrator decided to say some Vietnamese names, like he just learned them… instead
Of reading them like other Vietnamese names (like Saigon, Vietnam, etc). Took me a while to make it through the book. But it was worth it.

Brave men of SOG

another great book about US working along side indigenous folks that want to keep their way of life.

Not good

All of the books I have listen to this was the worst book in my library

Great story telling, gripping stories.

The stories you’ll hear sound made up. I’ve enjoyed Joe’s book SOG medic but, this getting to hear different POVs made as good if not a little better than his book. Highly recommended you truly will not believe some of the stories.

good stories

I had trouble with every thing jumping around. I'm more used listening about one person then several

Great SOG Stories of Bravery

Listened multiple times. Unbelievable courage and sacrifice. Well worth spending time with this book. Definitely recommend

Narration killed it for me.

The narration of this book sounds about as close as it could be to being read by AI without it being read by AI. Overall The book is good and the experience is captured are very important, but instead I would recommend Uncommon Valor. It is a better written book and has drastically better narration. I cannot express how much the narration of this book killed it for me.

Worst Narration I've Ever Encountered

This sounds like it was narrated by a speech-to-text program. Absolutely travesty to do that to a book about such legendary Soldiers.