In 1972, U.S. soldiers battle the North Vietnamese. Behind the headlines, a secret war rages in Laos. Sky, a close-knit cadre of daredevil CIA agents, spearheads a daring operation. These gutsy secret agents direct a fearless force of Thai mercenaries and native Hmong tribespeople--fighting the enemy toe-to-toe. Now Sky veteran James Parker, codename Mule , reveals the untold story of the covert war in Laos, taking readers inside the mind-boggling world of extraordinary men. Published in hardcover by Naval Institute Press as Codename Mule .