SOG Kontum

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

By: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont

Narrated by: 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.

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 make some Green Berets sound like backwood retards… while putting emphasis on SOME Vietnam names, but not others.
I know it’s my issue, but there are many like this… where these sounds act like brakes, in enjoying the flow of a book.

Brave men of SOG

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

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).

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.