Soldiers become spies, old enemies become friends. This was the politically gray world of Southeast Asia in the sixties. General Al Houer must send a team into harm's way on a mission requiring military and CIA skills. The operation is led by Major ETS (Eagle That Soars) and Captain Mark Wilson, both Special Forces veterans of the African Congo uprising of '64, the 1968 Tet offensive and the controversial Phoenix Program. The lifelong friends had not yet turned 30.
Now as civilians, they are sent to find the Thai war lord, White Horse. The volatile mix of soldiers, politicians, spies, prisoners and criminals explodes in the poppy fields. Only the "big spook," William B. Booth, has a chance to extract the team before the Thai government blows up The Third Valley.