Laos File, Dale A. Dye
Laos File, Dale A. Dye
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Laos File

Author: Dale A. Dye

Narrator: Dale A. Dye

Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/08/2022


Synopsis

Laos File is a gold medal winner from the Military Writers Society of America!The death of a salty old senior NCO who ran special operations in Vietnam, and discovery of detailed notebooks he kept on those classified missions, leads Marine Gunner Shake Davis on a shocking and potentially lethal quest to find out happened to hundreds of American POWs who disappeared along the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail. Davis attaches himself to an official post-war stabilization mission designed to establish normal relations between his nation and the DRV with a secret agenda to prove - or disprove once and for all - what he suspects might be the final fate of many Americans still listed as Missing In Action from the Vietnam War. Davis finds himself back fighting a war he thought ended long ago and narrowly escapes assassination by former enemy forces who desperately want their secret buried along with the bodies they claim were simply casualties of war ... rather than murder victims."Not Many Marines can claim the titles "killer" and "writer." Add one more victory to the long list. Great book! Told in salty jargon, as only a Captain of Marines can do." --R. Lee Ermey, Gunnery Sergeant USMC (Ret), Actor: Full Metal Jacket, Mail Call

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chaplain Stanley on October 13, 2016

One of the best military actions The story itself was believable, but a stretch. The military description of action and normal military activities was correct and enjoyable.......more

Goodreads review by John on August 05, 2012

Retired Marine Sergeant Major Quick died at his cabin in a remote part of the Ozark Mountains - never knowing what had happened to his son, a confirmed POW in Laos during the Vietnam war. When the American POW's were released in Hanoi after the war, his son and many other confirmed prisoners from La......more

Goodreads review by Martha on July 26, 2016

This is a remarkably well-written, chilling and aching thriller portraying danger in secrets of turbulent events of the Vietnamese War. My rating 5.0. US Marine Gunner Shake Davis served as a gunner in Vietnam when he was barely out of his teens. He has never forgotten the fear when he faced a young......more

Goodreads review by Robert C. smith on September 03, 2016

A Tough But Worthy Read! Although a bit disorienting at times, Dye's first-hand experience as a marine in the Vietnam war shines through in the horrendous reality we should never forget. In addition to the horrors of war, the distortion which the politics of that era added, serves as a reality check......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan Ruiz on August 18, 2019

Must read for the Commandant's reading list Definitely a story that I didn't want to put down. Although many quick phrases are easier for old grunts to understand, the story should flow very well for all readers. Excellent book, Sir. Can't wait to read the next.......more