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Vikings in Vietnam: Norwegian Patrol Boat Captains in CIA Clandestine Operations

Vikings in Vietnam: Norwegian Patrol Boat Captains in CIA Clandestine Operations

Hardcover

General Military HistoryVietnam War

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ISBN10: 0764367889
ISBN13: 9780764367885
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: Apr 28 2024
Pages: 144
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.39 Depth: 9.28
Language: English
In a little-known episode of the early Vietnam War, the CIA hired Norwegian skippers to command fast patrol boats for classified operations. The boats transported South Vietnamese commandos and combat swimmers along the coasts and rivers of North Vietnam.

This work will explain who the Vikings were, describe their missions, and detail their equipment (primarily Swift- and Nasty-class patrol boats). Author Alessandro Giorgi relied heavily on recently declassified source material and firsthand accounts to piece together the story.

The book features more than 100 photos and maps, including photos of the original contracts that the boat captains signed with CIA shell corporations.

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