About this episode
The episode features an interview with Lt. Col. Dan Marvin discussing his book 'Expendable Elite' and the covert operations involving U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
It's PID Radio's Throwback Thursday, our series pulled from archives going back to 2005. This week, we present a remarkable interview with Lt. Col. Dan Marvin, author of Expendable Elite , about the use of America's finest soldiers in politicians’ secret war in Asia—and the plot to kill President John F. Kennedy. Originally released December 17, 2006 Our guest tonight is Lt. Col. “Dangerous Dan” Marvin, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.). He’s the author of a remarkable book, Expendable Elite: One Soldier’s Journey Into Covert Warfare , which documents his service as a Green Beret captain in Vietnam. In addition, Expendable Elite is about the good, bad and ugly of secret warfare, the first bombarding of enemy safe-havens inside Cambodia, major battles won by Hoa Hao Irregular Forces led by American and Vietnamese Green Berets, the importance of civic action and psychological warfare, and the involvement of US Special Forces in the plots to assassinate Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and US Navy LTCDR William B. Pitzer, perhaps the last victim of the John F. Kennedy case. LTC Marvin documents retribution and revenge tactics employed by the CIA and the White…
People in this episode
Hosts: Derek Gilbert, Sharon Gilbert
Guest: Lt. Col. Dan Marvin
Topics covered
- covert warfare
- military history
- assassination plots
- Vietnam War
- U.S. Special Forces
- political intrigue
Keywords
- covert warfare
- Vietnam War
- U.S. Army
- assassination
- CIA
- Green Berets
- political intrigue
- Lt. Col. Dan Marvin
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CIA, U.S. Army Special Forces
Books & works: Expendable Elite
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