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02569aam a2200385Ia 4500 001 6FCE50E260F111E59DE6DDEEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150922010258 008 140814t20152015nyufb d 001 0beng d 020 $a 0804194742 020 $a 9780804194747 035 $a (OCoLC)887846855 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d TEFBT $d ILC $d OCLCO $d JNE $d BUP $d SILO 100 1 $a Blehm, Eric. 245 10 $a Legend : $b a harrowing story from the Vietnam War of one Green Beret's heroic mission to rescue a special forces team caught behind enemy lines $h [Large type]/ $c Eric Blehm. 250 $a First Large Print edition. 260 $a [New York] : $b Random House Large Print, $c [2015] 300 $a xvi, 382 p., [16] p. of plates ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a From the bestselling author of Fearless, the dramatic and unforgettable story of Roy Benavidez, a Green Beret in Vietnam who is known among special operations forces members today by a single word: "Legend." Legend tells the heroic story of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, and Benavidez's nearly suicidal rescue mission that saved eight lives and ultimately earned Benavidez a nomination for the Congressional Medal of Honor. 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Street kid from Cuero -- "Look sharp, be sharp, go Army!" -- The darkest white -- Green Beret -- The secret war -- Anatomy of a mission -- Welcome to Detachment B-56 -- Over the fence -- The launch -- As bad as it gets -- Daniel Boone tactical emergency -- If someone needs help-- -- Last chance -- Deliverance -- Mettle for medal. 520 $a The Vietnam War, as seen through a single mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. A twelve-man Special Forces team had been covertly inserted into a small clearing in the jungle of neutral Cambodia-- where U.S. forces were forbidden to operate. The team did not know they had infiltrated a section of jungle that concealed a major enemy base. 600 10 $a Benavidez, Roy P. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army $x Biography. 650 0 $a Medal of Honor $x Biography. 650 $a Large print books. 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $x Campaigns $z Cambodia. 610 10 $a United States. $b Special Forces $b Special Forces $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $x Commando operations $z United States. 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $x Search and rescue operations $z Cambodia. 941 $a 1 945 $a lpt 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20150926040043.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6FCE50E260F111E59DE6DDEEDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search