From Vietnam to El Salvador: The Saga of the Fmln Sappers and Other Guerrilla Special Forces in Latin America

by David E. Spencer

Spencer provides a history of the FMLN guerrilla special forces--known collectively by the acronym FES--in El Salvador. Trained in Cuba and Vietnam and utilizing techniques taken from the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army, the FES terrorized the armed forces of El Salvador from 1981 to 1992. After reviewing their training, Spencer examines the major operations of the special forces and gives an in-depth discussion of their tactics and methods...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275955141
• ISBN13: 9780275955144
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"