Ghost Platoon"A ragtag unit of 39 men were thrown together at Nui Dat, Vietnam. It was so slapdash a group it didn t even have an officer or a sergeant in charge. A rugged ex-Royal Marine - Im Riddle - stepped forward to take the lead. When the platoon was caught in a high-risk ambush, Riddle proved his leadership skills, bringing his men through unscathed and leaving the battlefield littered with enemy bodies. Despite their success, immediately afterwards the platoon was disbanded. According to the army they'd never existed - theirs was a ghost platoon. Frank Walker tells the story of what happened that day - and why the army buried their existence, and the secrets that went with it. The men of the platoon, who'd fought so hard for their country, had to fight again to reveal the truth. But the price they all paid was far too high. [This] is a gripping story of the soldiers who should never be forgotten - or denied"--Publisher's description. |
