Prey for the Sniper: A Viet Nam War Novel - Paperback

by David Allin (Author)

A teenage girl is personally chosen by Ho Chi Minh and sent to South Viet Nam on a clandestine mission, armed with a new secret weapon provided by the Russians. An elusive Viet Cong sniper is picking off US and South Vietnamese officials along Highway One between Cu Chi and Tay Ninh. Lieutenant Carr and Sergeant Samples are dealing with an quirky temporary company commander while their mechanized infantry platoon searches for the sniper. Sergeant Nash Jaramillo, leading the 25th Division's best sniper team, has also been tasked with finding and eliminating the Viet Cong sniper. It's a cat and mouse game, with both snipers posing as someone they are not, and the young girl waiting for the signal to use the weapon that could end the war. The plot interweaves the many characters into a tapestry of deception and ambush until their actions reach an explosive conclusion. You must read this latest thrilling novel of the war in Viet Nam, seen through the eyes of the people who fought it.