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Product details
- ISBN 9780764367885
- Weight: 567g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jun 2024
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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A history of Norwegian skippers hired by the CIA to command fast patrol boats on secret missions into North Vietnam.
In a little-known episode of the early Vietnam War, the CIA hired Norwegian skippers to command fast patrol boats for classified operations. The boats transported South Vietnamese commandos and combat swimmers along the coasts and rivers of North Vietnam.
This work will explain who the “Vikings” were, describe their missions, and detail their equipment (primarily Swift- and Nasty-class patrol boats). Author Alessandro Giorgi relied heavily on recently declassified source material and firsthand accounts to piece together the story.
The book features more than 100 photos and maps, including photos of the original contracts that the boat captains signed with CIA shell corporations.
In a little-known episode of the early Vietnam War, the CIA hired Norwegian skippers to command fast patrol boats for classified operations. The boats transported South Vietnamese commandos and combat swimmers along the coasts and rivers of North Vietnam.
This work will explain who the “Vikings” were, describe their missions, and detail their equipment (primarily Swift- and Nasty-class patrol boats). Author Alessandro Giorgi relied heavily on recently declassified source material and firsthand accounts to piece together the story.
The book features more than 100 photos and maps, including photos of the original contracts that the boat captains signed with CIA shell corporations.
Alessandro Giorgi is an Italian military historian, author, and teacher. He is especially interested in clandestine operations from World War II through the end of the Cold War. He has presented at academic conferences in the US and Europe and is a member of the Italian Society of Military History. This is his third book.
