{"product_id":"legend-the-incredible-story-of-green-beret-sergeant-roy-benavidezs-heroic-mission-to-rescue-a-special-forces-team-caught-behind-enemy-lines-paperback","title":"Legend: The Incredible Story of Green Beret Sergeant Roy Benavidez's Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Blehm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story of the U.S. Army's 240th Assault Helicopter Company and a Green Beret Staff Sergeant's heroic mission to rescue a Special Forces team trapped behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War, from \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Eric Blehm. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 2, 1968, a twelve-man Special Forces team covertly infiltrated a small clearing in the jungles of neutral Cambodia--where U.S. forces were forbidden to operate. Their objective, just miles over the Vietnam border, was to collect evidence that proved the North Vietnamese Army was using the Cambodian sanctuary as a major conduit for supplying troops and materiel to the south via the Ho Chi Minh Trail. What the team didn't know was that they had infiltrated a section of jungle that concealed a major enemy base. Soon they found themselves surrounded by hundreds of NVA, under attack, low on ammunition, stacking the bodies of the dead as cover in a desperate attempt to survive the onslaught. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Special Forces Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez heard their distress call, he jumped aboard the next helicopter bound for the combat zone. What followed would become legend in the Special Operations community. Flown into the foray of battle by the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, Benavidez jumped from the hovering aircraft, ran nearly 100 yards through withering enemy fire, and--despite being immediately and severely wounded--organized an extraordinary defense and rescue of the Special Forces team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with extensive access to family members, surviving members of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, on-the-ground eye-witness accounts never before published, as well as recently discovered archival, and declassified military records, Blehm has created a riveting narrative both of Roy Benavidez's life and career, and of the inspiring, almost unbelievable events that defined the brotherhood of the air and ground warriors in an unpopular war halfway around the world. \u003ci\u003eLegend\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the courage and commitment of those who fought in Vietnam in service of their country, and the story of one of the many unsung heroes of the war.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Blehm\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team Six Operator Adam Brown \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Only Thing Worth Dying For\u003c\/i\u003e, which recounts the story of the first Special Forces A-team to infiltrate Taliban-held southern Afghanistan weeks after 9\/11. Both titles were New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. His book\u003ci\u003e The Last Season\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the National Outdoor Book Award and was named by \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as one of the 10 \"greatest adventure biographies ever written.\" Blehm lives in southern California with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52005618647341,"sku":"9780804139533","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/K1FEV3NIbExNNEk2cHU4NXE2NlhVUT09.webp?v=1776775841","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/legend-the-incredible-story-of-green-beret-sergeant-roy-benavidezs-heroic-mission-to-rescue-a-special-forces-team-caught-behind-enemy-lines-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}