Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War - Softcover

Sallah, Michael; Weiss, Mitch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316066354 ISBN 13: 9780316066358

Publisher: Back Bay Books, 2007

Synopsis

The last great secret of the Vietnam War is revealed in a gripping book that is the culmination of efforts for which the authors received a Pulitzer Prize for investigative
reporting. TIGER FORCE is the searing story of a group of elite army soldiers in Vietnam who spun dangerously out of control and went on a horrific seven-month rampage. It is also the story of how these crimes, buried by the army for decades, at last came to light through the heroic persistence of a few individuals who could not forget.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Sallah and Mitch Weiss were co-authors of the Toledo Blade?s remarkable series on the Tiger Force massacre. Together, they won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for their Tiger Force stories. Sallah currently is the investigations editor for the Miami Herald. Weiss is now an editor with the Charlotte Observer.

From AudioFile:

This work is an adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative series originally published in the TOLEDO [OH] BLADE. "Tiger Force" was the name given to a platoon in the 101st Airborne Division. Originally intended to hunt down the Vietcong and North Vietnam Army, the unit had little oversight and quickly went bad. The unit was probably responsible for the deaths of scores, if not hundreds, of civilians in South Vietnam during a six-month period in 1967. This blunt account is not for the faint of heart. Harry Chase, who is an experienced narrator for cable television, is in his element. He presents this story without overdrawn emotion but with much expression. M.T.F. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0316066354
• ISBN 13: 9780316066358
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 417