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Kickers: A Novel of the Secret War

Patrick Lee

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Description:Laos, 1961. The Communist Pathet Lao threatens a Laos takeover with Russian military support. Newly elected US President John F. Kennedy contemplates military intervention in the small Southeast Asia country. Aware that military confrontation could escalate into nuclear war, Kennedy elects to fight a covert war using CIA surrogate assets.The intelligence agency chooses as its surrogates for the war Meo tribesmen and college-age US Forest Service firefighters, smokejumpers without military experience.For newly-recruited smokejumpers Thanasis, Charlie, and Dog, the CIA's offer brings excitement, damn good money, and good times at Lulu's in Vientiane. It's a sweet adventure for the three young men until they realize the CIA is willing to sacrifice both smokejumpers and Meo to control Laos.Based on battles and events recalled by surviving smokejumpers, "Kickers" involves readers in a thirteen-year secret war most Americans don't know was fought. Similar in tone to Philip Caputo's "A Rumor of War," Patrick Lee's story of betrayal and covert ops sets a new standard for Cold War novels.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kickers: A Novel of the Secret War. To get started finding Kickers: A Novel of the Secret War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 1492911038

Description: Laos, 1961. The Communist Pathet Lao threatens a Laos takeover with Russian military support. Newly elected US President John F. Kennedy contemplates military intervention in the small Southeast Asia country. Aware that military confrontation could escalate into nuclear war, Kennedy elects to fight a covert war using CIA surrogate assets.The intelligence agency chooses as its surrogates for the war Meo tribesmen and college-age US Forest Service firefighters, smokejumpers without military experience.For newly-recruited smokejumpers Thanasis, Charlie, and Dog, the CIA's offer brings excitement, damn good money, and good times at Lulu's in Vientiane. It's a sweet adventure for the three young men until they realize the CIA is willing to sacrifice both smokejumpers and Meo to control Laos.Based on battles and events recalled by surviving smokejumpers, "Kickers" involves readers in a thirteen-year secret war most Americans don't know was fought. Similar in tone to Philip Caputo's "A Rumor of War," Patrick Lee's story of betrayal and covert ops sets a new standard for Cold War novels.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kickers: A Novel of the Secret War. To get started finding Kickers: A Novel of the Secret War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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