The true story of what was known as BAT-21, a rescue mission in 1972 for down Lt. Colonel Gene Hambleton. The difference in this book this book than others that I have read is that you find out that there were 11 attempts first to rescue him that all failed. You find out about the men in those missions the young and not so young who did not come home and two who were captured and released years later. The author takes you to the very backstory where many planes and other equipment were diverted for this attempted rescue attempt. This later would hurt gourd forces for us and for the Vietnamese army. This whole story was told once as Bat-21 a book and later a movie. Both of which were nothing like what really happened. You then get the backstory of the Navy Seal Tommy Norris and his Vietnamese soldiers who went with him behind enemy lines for the rescue of first Owens then Hambleton, which was just Norris and one soldier. The rest of the story of what happened to all of the men once they came was very interesting as well. I found this to be a very well written and researched book. The information was much more than any other of the previous books, and of course the movie. Well done and once again shows you what we were capable of if they D.C. would have let the men fight and not made it into politics. A very good read. I received this book from Netgalley.com I gave it 5 stars. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com

The true story of what was known as BAT-21, a rescue mission in 1972 for down Lt. Colonel Gene Hambleton. The difference in this book this book than others that I have read is that you find out that there were 11 attempts first to rescue him that all failed. You find out about the men in those missions the young and not so young who did not come home and two who were captured and released years later. The author takes you to the very back story where many planes and other equipment were diverted for this attempted rescue attempt. This later would hurt gourd forces for us and for the Vietnamese army. This whole story was told once as Bat-21 a book and later a movie. Both of which were nothing like what really happened. You then get the back story of the Navy Seal Tommy Norris and his Vietnamese soldiers who went with him behind enemy lines for the rescue of first Owens then Hambleton, which was just Norris and one soldier. The rest of the story of what happened to all of the men once they came was very interesting as well. I found this to be a very well written and researched book. The information was much more than any other of the previous books, and of course the movie. Well done and once again shows you what we were capable of if they D.C. would have let the men fight and not made it into politics. A very good read.

Here is a script no movie would even try!!

LTC Hambleton, brain full of secrets is called on to fly unexpectedly due to a friends medical emergency; and this is not made up. Neither is the rest of this outstanding story.

His EB 66 is hit, and who survives but the brain-ac Hambleton who has never really seen the jungle before.

Then the story begins, one man, 30,000 enemy or so and two men who became legends in the world of warfare.

You will love the length, style and narrative of the book and keep reminding yourself IT IS ALL TRUE!!!