The Trail — Laos and Cambodia
SOG's war against the Ho Chi Minh Trail in denied territory
The Ho Chi Minh Trail ran through Laos and Cambodia — officially 'neutral' countries where American forces were forbidden to operate. SOG was the exception. Recon Teams crossed the fence daily, mapping trail networks, calling in Arc Light strikes, and fighting running gun battles they couldn't tell anyone about.
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Secret Commandos
John L. Plaster
Plaster's follow-up to SOG — deeper into the Laos and Cambodia missions.
Whispers in the Tall Grass
Nick Brokhausen
Brokhausen's missions ran deep into Laos — the most recent SOG memoir.
Running Recon
Frank Greco
Greco's photo-documented SOG missions along the Ho Chi Minh Trail — the most visual account of what cross-border recon actually looked like.