P.O.W.: The only way to survive is to escape...

Vietnam: Ground Zero #2

by Eric Helm

The second book in the thrilling Ground Zero series! Perfect for fans of Andrew Watts, L. T. Ryan, Don Keith and George Wallace.The elite Green Berets must fight to survive a P.O.W. hellhole! Republic of VietnamThe Viet Cong are planning to destroy U.S. Army Special Forces Camp A-555 and regain domination.When units from Camp A-555, Triple Nickel, are lured into a well-planned VC ambush, the Americans take heavy casualties.But for the survivors, the nightmare has just begun.Forced to march to a well-hidden P.O.W. camp near the Cambodian border, Master Sergeant Fetterman and Sergeants Tyme and Washington find themselves at the mercy of an embittered VC general.Can Captain Mack Gerber and his Special Forces A-Team rescue the men before it’s too late?And will anyone make it back to Camp A-555 alive?P.O.W. is the second book in the Ground Zero action-packed, authentic historical thrillers following an American battalion as they fight to survive during the brutal Vietnam War.THE GROUND ZERO BOOK 1: Ground ZeroBOOK 2: P.O.W.BOOK 3: Unconfirmed KillBOOK 4: The Fall of Camp A555BOOK 5: Soldier's MedalBOOK 6: The Kit Carson ScoutBOOK 7: The Hobo WoodsBOOK 8: GuidelinesBOOK 9: The VilleBOOK 10: Incident at Plei SoiBOOK 11: TetBOOK 12: The Iron TriangleBOOK 13: Red DustBOOK 14: HamletBOOK 12: The Iron TriangleBOOK 13: Red DustBOOK 14: HamletBOOK 15: Moon CusserBOOK 16: Dragon's JawBOOK 17: Cambodian SanctuaryBOOK 18: PaybackBOOK 19: MacvBOOK 20: Tan Son NhutBOOK 21: Puppet SoldiersBOOK 22: GunfighterBOOK 23: WarriorBOOK 24: TargetBOOK 25: WarlordBOOK 26: SpikeBOOK 27: ReconBOOK 28: Pioneer Post

Genres: Fiction, Military Fiction

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1986

Reviews

[John Podlaski · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading POW: The only way to survive is to escape by Eric Helm. The series follows a group of Special Forces soldiers from A-Camp A-555 during missions in Vietnam and Cambodia. This book follows the storyline from book 1, where First Sergeant Fetterman has a vendetta against a Chinese soldier who is aiding and training a group of NVA and VC soldiers. The enemy missions to overrun A555 have failed to date, but the Chinese Major has a plan to ambush the SF groups and capture the Americans. It turns out to be a devastating battle where three American teams are wiped out, and three Americans are captured.

General Vo has no intent of moving the American POWs to North Vietnam. Instead, he finds amusement in torturing them with the intent of killing them when he's done. The remaining SF soldiers are intent on rescuing their POW friends, but first, they must find them. Will they die in captivity or be rescued?

There is edge-of-your-seat suspense that keeps readers captivated from the start to the finish. I've read several books in this series and have enjoyed them all.

[Richard A. Smith (Consignment) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Non-stop Action

Richard Smith- This book takes you with a SF patrol that gets ambushed and some captured. Oh but the Hell the VC pay for their capture. The author has really done a great job on a nonstop action book. Onlly get this book if you want an Acton book you can t put down.

[Jeff Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable page turner from the Vietnam war. I've no doubt this close to the author's experience but some parts of the story should be taken with a large dose of salt. I've no doubt p.o.w. camps were brutal but the Anthony Fetterman character escapes a little bit too easy.

[Sam Carpenter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good one

Off we go into the jungle of no return, but we return again and again. That's who we are. Warriors
Rock on

[Jack Rilkoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pretty good read. I will try another in the series.

[Kay Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

Not a putter-downer. So exciting and how war was in Vietnam. Our heroes were there! I look forward to next book by Helm

[Bill Elston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good reading.

Entertaining reading from Mr. Helm. Worth the time. His series is good entertainment. Enjoy the adventures of these SF soldiers.

[Josh Hitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great squad based Vietnam book. Technically the 6th book after the four Scorpion Squad books, the characters are now well formed and really starting to have their own personalities. In this they are set up and end up in a well done ambush by the NVA, several of the Americans are captured after a lot of their allies are killed. Now Captain Gerber has to figure out what to do and find his captured men.

Highly recommended, A really strong series.