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FORSAKEN WARRIORS: The Story of an American Advisor who Fought with the South Vietnamese Rangers and Airborne

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The Biet Dong Quan (Vietnamese Rangers) and the Vietnamese Airborne were brave troops who fought the NVA and VC as well as any unit in Vietnam. Their story needed to be told and Tonsetic does a great job of doing just that. He doesn't garnish it with a bunch of BS, and tells the bad and good of their performance, as well as that of their American counterparts. If you are at all interested in the history of the Vietnam War, this book should be read, placed on your bookshelf when finished, and passed on to your grandchildren.

Tom

First hand accounts of working with South Vietnamese are valuable sources of just how good the ARVN forces were getting before we abandoned them just as the war was being won. They fought hard, suffered often and were just as brave as US forces. Shame on us!
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This book was well written by a true American Advisor. The Advisor role is Vietnam was quite unique (to most US soldier experiences). I enjoyed it vey much because I was a former Advisor to the 42nd Vietnamese Ranger Battalion prior to this authors experience. The 42nd Rangers were mentioned often in the book and the 44th Rangers were our sister Battalion, so it had special meaning to me.
The Vietnamese Rangers and Airborne were true patriots for their country and we left them high and dry!

As the American effort in Vietnam wound down and American troops withdrew, a small group of dedicated American advisors remained in a last ditch effort to train and assist the South Vietnamese forces to face the onslaught of a renewed and determined North Vietnamese effort to conquer the south. Although the South Vietnamese and their American advisors fought valiantly, they received only minimal support from the US to stave off total defeat. After defeating the North Vietnamese 1972 Easter Defensive, the South Vietnamese had the rug pulled out from under them. American advisors were withdrawn and the South Vietnamese were left to their own devises. President Ford offered no air support to the South Vietnamese during the 1975 North Vietnamese onslaught, and South Vietnam fell to the Communists. The author covers the final years of America's involvement in Vietnam. As he was there on the ground during this period, his insights are credible and valuable to the historical record of this period. His story is credible with no holds barred. A must read for students studying this period of the Vietnam War.