The Eyes of the Eagle by Gary Linderer - ISBN: 9780804107334
Paperback
Vietnam recon soldier recounts bravery, danger, and the true cost of war.

The Eyes of the Eagle

F Company LRPs in Vietnam, 1968

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    5 July 1991

Summary

In the 101st Airborne, if you cared enough to send the very best, you sent The Howlers.

Gary Linderer volunteered for the Army, then volunteered for Airborne training. When he reached Vietnam in 1968, he was assigned to the famous “Screaming Eagles,” the 101st Airborne Division. Once there, he volunteered for training and duty with F Company 58th Inf, the Long Range Patrol company that was “the Eyes of the Eagle.”

F Company pulled reconnaissance missions and ambushes, and Lind…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780804107334
ISBN-10:0804107335
Author:Gary Linderer
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Ballantine Books Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:5 July 1991
Weight:147g
Dimensions:172mm x 106mm x 18mm
About The Author

Gary Linderer

Gary Linderer is the publisher of Behind the Lines, a magazine that specializes in US military special operations. He served in Vietnam with the LRPs of the 101st Airborne Division, earning two Silver Stars, the Bronze Star with V device (for valor), the Army Commendation Medal with V device, and two Purple Hearts.

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