ISBN: 9781510734197

For the first time, a Navy SEAL tells the story of the US's clandestine operations in North Vietnam and the Congo during the Cold War. Sometime in 1965, James Hawes landed in the Congo wi… More...

For the first time, a Navy SEAL tells the story of the US's clandestine operations in North Vietnam and the Congo during the Cold War. Sometime in 1965, James Hawes landed in the Congo with cash stuffed in his socks, morphine in his bag, and a basic understanding of his mission: recruit a mercenary navy and suppress the Soviet- and Chinese-backed rebels engaged in guerilla movements against a pro-Western government. He knew the United States must preserve deniability, so he would be abandoned in any life-threatening situation; he did not know that Che Guevara attempting to export his revolution a few miles away. Cold War Navy SEAL gives unprecedented insight into a clandestine chapter in US history through the experiences of Hawes, a distinguished Navy frogman and later a CIA contractor. His journey began as an officer in the newly-formed SEAL Team 2, which then led him to Vietnam in 1964 to train hit-and-run boat teams who ran clandestine raids into North Vietnam. Those raids directly instigated the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. The CIA tapped Hawes to deploy to the Congo, where he would be tasked with creating and leading a paramilitary navy on Lake Tanganyika to disrupt guerilla action in the country. According to the US government, he did not, and could not, exist; he was on his own, 1400 miles from his closest allies, with only periodic letters via air-drop as communication. Hawes recalls recruiting and managing some of the most dangerous mercenaries in Africa, battling rebels with a crew of anti-Castro Cuban exiles, and learning what the rest of the intelligence world was dying to know: the location of Che Guevara. In vivid detail that rivals any action movie, Hawes describes how he and his team discovered Guevara leading the communist rebels on the other side and eventually forced him from the country, accomplishing a seemingly impossible mission. Complete with never-before-seen photographs and interviews with fellow operatives in the Congo, Cold War Navy SEAL is an unblinking look at a portion of Cold War history never before told. Digital Content>E-books>Biography>Historical Biog,Memoir>Hist Biog,Memoir, Skyhorse Digital >16<

2018, ISBN: 9781510734197

My Story of Che Guevara, War in the Congo, and the Communist Threat in Africa, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), For the first time, a Navy SEAL tells the story of the US's clandestine opera… More...

My Story of Che Guevara, War in the Congo, and the Communist Threat in Africa, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), For the first time, a Navy SEAL tells the story of the US's clandestine operations in North Vietnam and the Congo during the Cold War. Sometime in 1965, James Hawes landed in the Congo with cash stuffed in his socks, morphine in his bag, and a basic understanding of his mission: recruit a mercenary navy and suppress the Soviet- and Chinese-backed rebels engaged in guerilla movements against a pro-Western government. He knew the United States must preserve deniability, so he would be abandoned in any life-threatening situation; he did not know that Che Guevara attempting to export his revolution a few miles away. Cold War Navy SEAL gives unprecedented insight into a clandestine chapter in US history through the experiences of Hawes, a distinguished Navy frogman and later a CIA contractor. His journey began as an officer in the newly-formed SEAL Team 2, which then led him to Vietnam in 1964 to train hit-and-run boat teams who ran clandestine raids into North Vietnam. Those raids directly instigated the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. The CIA tapped Hawes to deploy to the Congo, where he would be tasked with creating and leading a paramilitary navy on Lake Tanganyika to disrupt guerilla action in the country. According to the US government, he did not, and could not, exist; he was on his own, 1400 miles from his closest allies, with only periodic letters via air-drop as communication. Hawes recalls recruiting and managing some of the most dangerous mercenaries in Africa, battling rebels with a crew of anti-Castro Cuban exiles, and learning what the rest of the intelligence world was dying to know: the location of Che Guevara. In vivid detail that rivals any action movie, Hawes describes how he and his team discovered Guevara leading the communist rebels on the other side and eventually forced him from the country, accomplishing a seemingly impossible mission. Complete with never-before-seen photographs and interviews with fellow operatives in the Congo, Cold War Navy SEAL is an unblinking look at a portion of Cold War history never before told. [PU: Skyhorse Publishing], Seiten: 208, Skyhorse Publishing, 2018<

ISBN: 9781510734197

Skyhorse Military Biographies SEAL Team six;SEAL Team 6;SEAL team 2;SEAL team two;The Congo;Congo;Che Guevara;Vietnam;North Vietnam;CIA;black ops;CIA contractor;mercenary;mercenary army;p… More...

Skyhorse Military Biographies SEAL Team six;SEAL Team 6;SEAL team 2;SEAL team two;The Congo;Congo;Che Guevara;Vietnam;North Vietnam;CIA;black ops;CIA contractor;mercenary;mercenary army;paramilitary;Lake Tanganyika;Truman;Harry Truman;McNamara;Secretary McNamara;Gulf of Tonkin;Castro;Cuban exiles;Cuban missile crisis;Dick Holm;covert ops;adventure races;seal teams;quote means;elite seal;outdoor enthusiast;survival kits;navy corpsman;desert survival;elite navy;naval special;special warfare;black marks;underwater demolition;survival handbook;survival training;survival manual;black outs;elite warriors;seal training;survival tips;push yourself;survival techniques;true american;wilderness survival;fighting force;special operations;american hero;dedication;racing;combat;america;books on wilderness survivals;books on seal teams;books on survival techniques;books on adventure races;books on special forces;books on survival manuals;books on elite warriors;fight force;books on survival ,9781510734180 UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT,US,CA,MX,AU,NZ 20180403 English History, Skyhorse Publishing<

2018, ISBN: 9781510734197

Skyhorse, Kindle Edition, 208 Seiten, Publiziert: 2018-04-03T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 457442, Russia, Countries & Regions, Historical, Biography,… More...

Skyhorse, Kindle Edition, 208 Seiten, Publiziert: 2018-04-03T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 457442, Russia, Countries & Regions, Historical, Biography, Subjects, Books, Special Forces, War & Espionage, Vietnam War, Naval Forces, Armed Forces, Military History, Special & Elite Forces, Asia, United States, Americas, Maritime Archaeology, Archaeology, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Army, Branches, Biography & True Accounts, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Navy, Cold War, Leaders & Notable People, Professionals & Academics, Format: Kindle eBook, Skyhorse, 2018<

ISBN: 9781510734197

*Cold War Navy SEAL* - My Story of Che Guevara War in the Congo and the Communist Threat in Africa / epub eBook für 14.83 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Biographien & Autobiographien Medien… More...

*Cold War Navy SEAL* - My Story of Che Guevara War in the Congo and the Communist Threat in Africa / epub eBook für 14.83 € / Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Biographien & Autobiographien Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Biographien & Autobiographien, Simon + Schuster Inc.<