Weapons of MACV-SOG
The weapons of MACV-SOG are legendary. Their armory was the largest and most varied ever assembled for a single unit, built for lethality and plausible deniability.
Jim Shorten: MACV-SOG Vietnam War Veteran
Jim “Wild Carrot” Shorten was one of the most unique warriors to ever serve with MACV-SOG, the ultra-secret special operations unit that ran missions across the fence in Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam.
The Secret War: John “Tilt” Stryker Meyer
Discover the secret history of MACV-SOG through the incredible works of John “Tilt” Stryker Meyer - who operated as the 1-0 and 1-2 of Spike Team Idaho during the Secret Wars.
A Brief History of MACV-SOG
Hidden deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, where the line between life and death blurred with every step, operated a unit so secret their existence was denied for decades.
The Secret War That Forged Tom Reece (1968)
On August 4, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson reported attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin—an escalation that set America fully on the path to Vietnam. A decade of covert ops already smoldered: CIA sabotage, deniable raids, and, later, MACV-SOG missions in Laos and Cambodia. This secret war forges Tom Reece in Jack Carr’s CRY HAVOC.
November 2023 ONLY THE DEAD Reading List
This month’s reading list selections consist of books I used to research ONLY THE DEAD. This sixth novel in the James Reece series was research intensive as I stepped into the mind of a terrorist. Does this list of books give you any additional insight into ONLY THE DEAD?
