The incident at the heart of this book reveals in microcosm what went wrong in Vietnam, from the highest policy-making levels down the chain of command to what actually transpired on the field. On March 10, 1968, seven U.S. servicemen disappeared from a top secret radar base in Laos, their loss never fully explained by the American government. Castle recounts a harrowing story--of government coverups, military miscalculations, and crucial policy errors.
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The incident at the heart of this book reveals in microcosm what went wrong in Vietnam, from the highest policy-making levels down the chain of command to what actually transpired on the field. On March 10, 1968, seven U.S. servicemen disappeared from a top secret radar base in Laos, their loss never fully explained by the American government. Castle recounts a harrowing story--of government coverups, military miscalculations, and crucial policy errors.
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This is a very well written and researched book that tells the story of a secret radar site in Laos during the Vietnam War. The author has done extensive research into this sad period of our military history. The radar site, Lima 85, was overrun by the Vietnamese in 1968, and eleven U.S. servicemen became causalities twice. The first time as combat causalities, and the second time when the U.S. government tried to cover up the fact that these men were ever in Laos. This book shows what happens when politics overrules military tactics and common sense. From the politics behind the bombing of North Vietnam, to denying how and where these brave men died, is a period of our history that should not be forgotten. It details not only the circumstances of the loss of the radar site and personnel, but how the families were lied to about the loss of their loved ones and the struggle by the families to find out their fates.
