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Overview"This novel by Douglas Valentine, author of the nonfiction bestseller The CIA as Organized Crime, is based on a true story, one told to him by a Vietnam veteran and barely, yet grippingly, fictionalized here. In early 1967, a bored, adventurous photojournalist on an Air Force base in Texas is offered a Temporary Duty (TDY) assignment somewhere overseas. The mission is steeped in secrecy, but Pete is promised a large bonus and hazardous duty pay. So he agrees. He and a small group of photojournalists, each with a special skill, are isolated on a Special Forces base where they are kept under constant surveillance by a group of highly trained and menacing soldiers. The small band of twelve men is flown overseas on a transport plane large enough for 120 men. They are never told where they are going, until they arrive. And when they finally reach their destination, the mission that unfolds is terrifying beyond anything Pete ever imagined. The secret would haunt him for the rest of his life. TDY shows how ""black operations"" are organized and conducted. Meticulous in detail, and accurate in every aspect of ""over the fence"" missions deep into enemy territory, it reveals for the uninitiated the skill, determination, and self-sacrifice of American soldiers. In stark contrast to the honor and commitment of these soldiers, TDY reveals the unimaginable duplicity and corruption of powerful men for whom American soldiers and civilians are pawns in a ruthless game. Written in sparing prose, TDY is a story of Pete's journey through the underworld and his awakening to the reality of the Vietnam War and the CIA role in Southeast Asia." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas ValentinePublisher: Clarity Press Imprint: Clarity Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9781949762204ISBN 10: 1949762203 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 01 January 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAs no other writer, Doug Valentine has been to the heart of darkness in American foreign policy and come back with stories of historic moment. His brilliant, courageous work is revelation, prophecy, wisdom. --ROGER MORRIS, author of Partners in Power: The Clintons and Their America I read it in suspense and found the last revelations after the mission even more disturbing. --OLIVER STONE, filmmaker Pete's vivid personal accounts in TDY in the dark world of Black Operations quickly morph from mysterious suspense to a dangerous, terrifying adventure... This compelling story will keep you on edge throughout.... S. BRIAN WILLSON, author, Don't Thank Me For My Service I immediately related to protagonist Pete's description of his TDY saga in Southeast Asia where I had been TDY as well, depressingly experiencing the US war as a corrupt, lying murder machine... This captivating story painfully educates the reader about the grotesque deceit, greed, ruthlessness, rampant corruption, and moral issues intrinsically inherent in war and secrecy. S. BRIAN WILLSON, author, Don't Thank Me For My Service: My Vietnam Awakening to the Long History of US Lies As no other writer, Doug Valentine has been to the heart of darkness in American foreign policy and come back with stories of historic moment. His brilliant, courageous work is revelation, prophecy, wisdom. --ROGER MORRIS, author of Partners in Power: The Clintons and Their America I read it in suspense and found the last revelations after the mission even more disturbing. --OLIVER STONE, filmmaker Pete's vivid personal accounts in TDY in the dark world of Black Operations quickly morph from mysterious suspense to a dangerous, terrifying adventure... This compelling story will keep you on edge throughout.... S. BRIAN WILLSON, author, Don't Thank Me For My Service Author InformationDouglas Valentine is an American journalist and author of six works of historical nonfiction, The Hotel Tacloban, The Phoenix Program, The Strength of the Wolf (winner of the Choice Academic Library Award), The Strength of the Pack, and The CIA as Organized Crime. His articles have appeared regularly in Counterpunch, ConsortiumNews, and elsewhere. Portions of his research materials are archived at the National Security Archive (both a Vietnam Collection and a separate Drug Enforcement Collection), Texas Tech University's Vietnam Center, and John Jay College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |