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SOG Phantom Teams: Covert Raids of MACV-SOG and Recon Missions in the Vietnam War
They operated without uniforms. Without backup. Without rules.
Deep behind enemy lines, these were the warriors America tried to forget.
In this explosive follow-up to Echo Play, former embedded analyst and military historian Alexander H. Bennett returns to the shadows—where missions were never recorded and heroes were never recognized.
My Promise
I was never supposed to write these books.
I got warned—twice.
Not by journalists or critics, but by men who didn’t leave names... and didn’t show up on security footage. The kind of men you’re not supposed to ask about.
They told me I was “getting too close to things the country chose to forget.”
I kept going.
They stole my tapes. They hacked my files. They even lit my mailbox on fire.
I got the message.
I just didn’t care.
Because I made a promise—not to them, but to the men I met over the years.
The operators. The ghosts. The Phantoms.
Some whispered their stories. Some cried.
Some could only nod.
So no—I’m not stopping.
If the government won’t honor them, then I will.
If the official history books leave them out, I’ll write new ones.
This isn’t just another Vietnam War story.
This is my final mission—to make sure no one forgets who these men really were.
Perfect for fans of black ops, MACV-SOG, and covert missions that never made the history books.
Deep behind enemy lines, these were the warriors America tried to forget.
In this explosive follow-up to Echo Play, former embedded analyst and military historian Alexander H. Bennett returns to the shadows—where missions were never recorded and heroes were never recognized.
My Promise
I was never supposed to write these books.
I got warned—twice.
Not by journalists or critics, but by men who didn’t leave names... and didn’t show up on security footage. The kind of men you’re not supposed to ask about.
They told me I was “getting too close to things the country chose to forget.”
I kept going.
They stole my tapes. They hacked my files. They even lit my mailbox on fire.
I got the message.
I just didn’t care.
Because I made a promise—not to them, but to the men I met over the years.
The operators. The ghosts. The Phantoms.
Some whispered their stories. Some cried.
Some could only nod.
So no—I’m not stopping.
If the government won’t honor them, then I will.
If the official history books leave them out, I’ll write new ones.
This isn’t just another Vietnam War story.
This is my final mission—to make sure no one forgets who these men really were.
Perfect for fans of black ops, MACV-SOG, and covert missions that never made the history books.
203 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 21, 2025
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December 30, 2025
The war that didn't happen
The battles u hear about and see in tv are the tip of the iceberg to what really went on. This book helps to show the many lives that helped to make us a safer country and a better military. They are the forgotten. Heros
The battles u hear about and see in tv are the tip of the iceberg to what really went on. This book helps to show the many lives that helped to make us a safer country and a better military. They are the forgotten. Heros
January 6, 2026
Raw and revealing
This book tells the real story of the war fought in the shadows that no one knew about. This book reveals the missions that were run in places the US was not supposed to be in.
This book tells the real story of the war fought in the shadows that no one knew about. This book reveals the missions that were run in places the US was not supposed to be in.
December 12, 2025
must read
Thank you I understand now. They came before us and we owe them everything amazing men amazing hero’s welcome home …Rltw
Thank you I understand now. They came before us and we owe them everything amazing men amazing hero’s welcome home …Rltw
January 16, 2026
Probably the weakest of the recounting of those SOG missions. I cannot recommend it. IT is choppy and has just quick short recounting that are superficial
January 19, 2026
A political war we should have won quickly
50,000 KIA,how many thousand emotionally damaged? Thank you to those who secretly served in SOG.no medals, no headlines, real hero's
50,000 KIA,how many thousand emotionally damaged? Thank you to those who secretly served in SOG.no medals, no headlines, real hero's
January 2, 2026
Must Read to know the truth about SOG
So the rumors were distasteful but true. SOG members went above and beyond and government put the screws to them.
So the rumors were distasteful but true. SOG members went above and beyond and government put the screws to them.
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