Puppet Soldiers — Eric Helm

A Special Forces squad are betrayed! Perfect for fans of Andrew Watts, L. T. Ryan, Don Keith and George Wallace. Captain Gerber and his men are about to become sitting ducks... Vietnam, 1968 The CIA know that the enemy has been secretly operating in neutral Cambodia since the beginning of the Vietnam War. But now the NVA are elevating Cambodian officers into positions of power as a reward for their cooperation. Their aim: to shift Cambodia from being neutral to openly helping the Communists. American intelligence and military officials plan to thwart the enemy's objective by eliminating any Cambodian military officer assisting the North Vietnamese. U.S. Army Special Forces Captain Mack Gerber and Master Sergeant Anthony Fetterman are called on to lead a sniper squad across the border to assassinate a key Cambodian General. It's a covert in-and-out mission. But the mission has been compromised. Now Gerber and his men will have to fight their way out of the jungle if they are to survive. PUPPET SOLDIERS is the twenty-first book in the Vietnam: Ground Zero series: action-packed, authentic historical thrillers following an American Special Forces Squad as they fight to survive during the brutal Vietnam War. 'Some of the most riveting war fiction written...' - Ed Gorman, Cedar Rapids Gazette 'Vietnam: Ground Zero ... are books to linger in the mind long after their reading' - The Midwest Book Review THE VIETNAM: GROUND ZERO SERIES: BOOK 1: Vietnam: Ground ZeroBOOK 2: P.O.W.BOOK 3: Unconfirmed KillBOOK 4: The Fall of Camp A-555BOOK 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 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