{"product_id":"a-tiger-among-us-9780306902024","title":"A Tiger among Us","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by Chuck Hagel, former Secretary of Defense and Senator from Nebraska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdaptable. Cunning. Ferocious. Fearless. The Indochinese tiger is just one of the formidable predators roaming Vietnam's jungle. In 1966 a small band of US Special Forces soldiers--most especially Bennie Adkins--spent four grueling days facing down the \"tiger\" among them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the rain and mist of an early March moved over the valley, then-Sergeant First Class Bennie Adkins and sixteen other Green Berets found themselves holed up in an undermanned and unfortified position at Camp A Shau, a small training and reconnaissance camp located right next to the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail, North Vietnam's major supply route. And with the rain came the North Vietnamese Army in force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurrounded 10-to-1, the Green Berets endured constant mortar and rifle fire, direct assaults, treasonous allies, and volatile jungle weather. But there was one among them who battled ferociously, like a tiger, and when they finally evacuated, he carried the wounded to safety. Forty-eight years later, Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins's valor was recognized when he received this nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with the sights, smells, and sounds of a raging battle fought in the middle of a tropical forest, \u003ci\u003eA Tiger among Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting tale of bravery, valor, skill, and resilience.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51104221200689,"sku":"9780306902024","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/2420\/2801\/files\/O_c84ac50e-d730-42a1-8a65-191f585fc054.jpg?v=1764165728","url":"https:\/\/pageaday.com\/products\/a-tiger-among-us-9780306902024","provider":"Page-A-Day","version":"1.0","type":"link"}