Behind The Lines : The Journal of U.S. Military Special Operations
Serial Item Number: 1174Serial132888
- Pages
- 80
- Media Type
- Serial
- Credit
- Behind the Lines
- Physical Location
- Stacks Periodical Collection
- Language(s)
- English
- Collection
- Richard Burns Collection
- Association
- Air America Association
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
Behind The Lines : The Journal of U.S. Military Special Operations (Behind the Lines) - Serial - Festus, Missouri
- Publication
- Behind The Lines : The Journal of U.S. Military Special Operations
- Publisher/Org.
- Behind the Lines
- City
- Festus, Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Frequency
- Bi-Monthly
- Type
- Serial
Dates
Publication: March/April 1997- General Note
- McNamara and the Gulf of Tonkin: A Note for the Public Record - A U.S. Navy officer tells the "truth" of the Tonkin Incident by John White
The Men Behind the Trident - The personal account of Navy SEAL Dwight Daigle in Vietnam by Dennis Cummings
Democracy and the Drug War in Colombia - The latest threat to Colombia's two-front war by Major G. Andrew Maclin, USMC (Ret.)
The Ambush of Team Grasshopper - Ranger "heavy" team walks into a hornet's nest in northern I Corps, South Vietnam by Gary Linderer
Hamilton's Run - When a four-man U.S. Marine outpost is hit hard by the VC one night, a courageous young Marine decides to go for help to save the life of a comrade. His run through seven kilometers of enemy territory deserved a Navy Cross by John Culbertson
The Jedburgh Project - The inside story of America's top secret warriors of World War II by Michael F. Dilley
Monkey Jumping with Thai Special Forces - Sometimes jumping into unknown DZ's is nothing to monkey around with by Jard Chandler
Welcome to the Real World, Lieutenant! - The trials and tribulations of a young infantry officer on the Korean DMZ in 1986 by Rob Krott
The Tiger Lady - The story of Madame Ho Thi Que, the legendary female warrior of the South Vietnamese 44th Ranger Battalion - the Black Tigers by Michael N. Martin
Haunting Promises - Special Forces medic Robert Reed never knew for certain if his efforts to save a wounded Green Beret in 1971 had been for naught. Twenty-five years later he found out by Robert C. Reed and Vicki L. Andrews
Columns
TOC Talk - BTL's Executive Editor questions why we are still in Bosnia, and apologizes for a missed issue
The Lost Command - New BTL Editor-in-Chief tells all in his new column. A refreshing taste of "PJ" humor and imperfect candor.
Fire in the Hole - Kenn Miller challenges our new Secretary of State, and reveals an LA Times writer who supports "Manifest Destiny" in a Mandarin format.
Ranger Sandy - More tributes from our transcontinental public relations director.
Departments
Around the AO - BTL's watchdog is barking is again
The Bernal Diaz Award - BTL announces the 1996 winners
Book Reviews
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1174Serial132888
- Citation
- Behind The Lines : The Journal of U.S. Military Special Operations, 1174Serial132888. No Date, Richard Burns Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1174Serial132888, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 1174Serial132888, Richard Burns Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 29 Jun 2003 [Updated: 09 Jan 2026]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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