Tunnel Rat In Vietnam


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Tunnel Rat In Vietnam


Tunnel Rat In Vietnam
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Author : Gordon L. Rottman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02-20

Tunnel Rat In Vietnam written by Gordon L. Rottman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-20 with History categories.


In 1965, soon after the first US combat troops had arrived in Vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the Viet Cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy. It was long known that such complexes existed, but it was not realized just how extensive they were in some areas, how important they were to the Viet Cong, and how difficult it was to detect and neutralize them. At first infantrymen volunteered to enter the tunnels armed with only pistols and flashlights – the 'tunnel runners' were born, known to the Australians as 'tunnel ferrets'. Starting as an ad hoc force of infantrymen, combat engineers and chemical troops, it was not long before units were 'formalized' as 'tunnel exploration personnel' and 4–6-man 'tunnel exploitation and denial teams' were created. They came to be known simply as 'tunnel rats' with the unofficial motto Non Gratum Anus Rodentum – 'Not Worth a Rat's Ass'. This title will be based on the personal accounts of those who served in this unique role and will describe the specialist training and equipment, not to mention the tactics and combat experiences, of those who fought an underground war against the Viet Cong in Vietnam.



Journey Into Darkness


Journey Into Darkness
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Author : Stanton Simonetta
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-05-30

Journey Into Darkness written by Stanton Simonetta and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-30 with categories.


The tunnel rats were American, Australian, New Zealander, and South Vietnamese soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Later, similar teams were used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet-Afghan War and by the Israel Defense Forces in campaigns in the Middle East. This paperback book combines the research and case histories of some of our bravest of the brave Tunnel Rats. The author digs into the details of how they survived fighting through a system of underground passageways some of which were three levels deep and stretched up to 100 miles in length! A vast network of tunnels that was virtually under your feet! Not many of you would believe that back at your base of security eight feet down under your hooch the enemy could be resting in his coffin-sized hole reading in the flickering light of a bottle lamp. But those bases that were overrun in the middle of the night by their suicide squads might wonder how the hell all of those crazies got through their perimeter defenses without triggering a firefight.



Tunnel Rat In Vietnam


Tunnel Rat In Vietnam
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Author : Gordon L. Rottman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02-20

Tunnel Rat In Vietnam written by Gordon L. Rottman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-20 with History categories.


In 1965, soon after the first US combat troops had arrived in Vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the Viet Cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy. It was long known that such complexes existed, but it was not realized just how extensive they were in some areas, how important they were to the Viet Cong, and how difficult it was to detect and neutralize them. At first infantrymen volunteered to enter the tunnels armed with only pistols and flashlights – the 'tunnel runners' were born, known to the Australians as 'tunnel ferrets'. Starting as an ad hoc force of infantrymen, combat engineers and chemical troops, it was not long before units were 'formalized' as 'tunnel exploration personnel' and 4–6-man 'tunnel exploitation and denial teams' were created. They came to be known simply as 'tunnel rats' with the unofficial motto Non Gratum Anus Rodentum – 'Not Worth a Rat's Ass'. This title will be based on the personal accounts of those who served in this unique role and will describe the specialist training and equipment, not to mention the tactics and combat experiences, of those who fought an underground war against the Viet Cong in Vietnam.



The Tunnel Rat Tale Of Vietnam S Heroic Tunnel Rats


The Tunnel Rat Tale Of Vietnam S Heroic Tunnel Rats
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Author : Graig Danni
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-11-19

The Tunnel Rat Tale Of Vietnam S Heroic Tunnel Rats written by Graig Danni and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-19 with categories.


The tunnel rats were American, Australian, New Zealander, and South Vietnamese soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Later, similar teams were used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet-Afghan War and by the Israel Defense Forces in campaigns in the Middle East. This paperback book combines the research and case histories of some of our bravest of the brave Tunnel Rats. The author digs into the details of how they survived fighting through a system of underground passageways some of which were three levels deep and stretched up to 100 miles in length! A vast network of tunnels that was virtually under your feet! Not many of you would believe that back at your base of security eight feet down under your hooch the enemy could be resting in his coffin-sized hole reading in the flickering light of a bottle lamp. But those bases that were overrun in the middle of the night by their suicide squads might wonder how the hell all of those crazies got through their perimeter defenses without triggering a firefight.



The Tunnel Rat


The Tunnel Rat
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Author : Reid Nickolas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-05-30

The Tunnel Rat written by Reid Nickolas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-30 with categories.


The tunnel rats were American, Australian, New Zealander, and South Vietnamese soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Later, similar teams were used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet-Afghan War and by the Israel Defense Forces in campaigns in the Middle East. This paperback book combines the research and case histories of some of our bravest of the brave Tunnel Rats. The author digs into the details of how they survived fighting through a system of underground passageways some of which were three levels deep and stretched up to 100 miles in length! A vast network of tunnels that was virtually under your feet! Not many of you would believe that back at your base of security eight feet down under your hooch the enemy could be resting in his coffin-sized hole reading in the flickering light of a bottle lamp. But those bases that were overrun in the middle of the night by their suicide squads might wonder how the hell all of those crazies got through their perimeter defenses without triggering a firefight.



Tunnel Tales Of Our Heroic Tunnel Rats In Vietnam


Tunnel Tales Of Our Heroic Tunnel Rats In Vietnam
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Author : Robert F. Burgess
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-09-22

Tunnel Tales Of Our Heroic Tunnel Rats In Vietnam written by Robert F. Burgess and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-22 with categories.


Those of you who fought in Nam... did you ever have a buddy disappear in a firefight but his body was never found? Did you ever think you had the enemy cornered when they suddenly disappeared? Did you ever sweep a village clean, and then have the VC suddenly appear where they weren't before?Most of you know what I'm talking about. But most of you might not know that these disappearances - including your buddy's body - were just the enemy trying to mess with your head.This paperback book combines the research and case histories of some of our bravest of the brave Tunnel Rats. The author digs into the details of how they survived fighting through a system of underground passageways some of which were three levels deep and stretched up to 100 miles in length! A vast network of tunnels that was virtually under your feet!Not many of you would believe that back at your base of security eight feet down under your hooch the enemy could be resting in his coffin-sized hole reading in the flickering light of a bottle lamp. But those bases that were over-run in the middle of the night by their suicide squads might wonder how the hell all of those crazies got through their perimeter defenses without triggering a firefight. Readers have asked for more tunnel stories and this book brings them all together. Enjoy them but when the lead gets to flying in those blacked out tunnels, wear your flak jacket and keep a low profile. Fear not, usually good guys always win...what's so freaking amazing is how they did it!



The Tunnels Of Cu Chi


The Tunnels Of Cu Chi
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Author : Tom Mangold
language : en
Publisher: Presidio Press
Release Date : 2013-05-08

The Tunnels Of Cu Chi written by Tom Mangold and has been published by Presidio Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-08 with History categories.


At the height of the Vietnam conflict, a complex system of secret underground tunnels sprawled from Cu Chi Province to the edge of Saigon. In these burrows, the Viet Cong cached their weapons, tended their wounded, and prepared to strike. They had only one enemy: U.S. soldiers small and wiry enough to maneuver through the guerrillas’ narrow domain. The brave souls who descended into these hellholes were known as “tunnel rats.” Armed with only pistols and K-bar knives, these men inched their way through the steamy darkness where any number of horrors could be awaiting them–bullets, booby traps, a tossed grenade. Using firsthand accounts from men and women on both sides who fought and killed in these underground battles, authors Tom Mangold and John Penycate provide a gripping inside look at this fearsome combat. The Tunnels of Cu Chi is a war classic of unbearable tension and unforgettable heroes. Praise for The Tunnels of Cu Chi “A claustrophobic but fascinating tale.”—The Wall Street Journal “Chilling . . . what war really was and how it was fought.”—The New York Times “Gripping . . . highly recommended.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “Remarkable.”—The Washington Post



No More 2 Lose


No More 2 Lose
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Author : Gregory Steinberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-08

No More 2 Lose written by Gregory Steinberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-08 with categories.


During the Vietnam war, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong utilized a vast network of underground tunnels to help them conduct successful guerrilla operations against United States and South Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam.In response, the U.S. Army created a group of specially trained men who came to be known as The Tunnel Rats. The most effective Tunnel Rats were men who were small in stature, unafraid of hand-to-hand combat in dark, confined, and hostile spaces, and totally ruthless.This is the fictionalized story of one such man.



Rat Six


Rat Six
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Author : Jack Flowers
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2018-08-07

Rat Six written by Jack Flowers and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-07 with Fiction categories.


Based on a true story, Rat Six tells the story of Clifford Price who, like hundreds of thousands of other young men in the 1960s, was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam. Price was from Indiana, where he was a college student who had recently returned from a year studying abroad in Denmark. He came from a long line of soldiers; his two grandfathers served in the First World War and his father in the Second. Vietnam proved to be his turn to fight. Little did he know that his war would not only be a conflict on the battlefield, but a conflict in his mind. Torn between his anti-war sentiments, which had been reinforced by his year abroad and the proud heritage of his forefathers, Price had to choose between right and wrong, survival and death, love and war. Having been a commissioned officer in the Army Corps of Engineers shortly after being drafted and selected for Officer's Candidate School, Price ended up in Vietnam in 1968. After three months of commanding a platoon of bridge builders, mine sweepers, and truck drivers, Price was offered the job of Rat Six, one of the most dangerous assignments in the war. Rat Six was the code name for the leader of the First Infantry Division Tunnel Rats. The Tunnel Rats were some of the most courageous soldiers to fight in Vietnam. All were volunteers, slightly built, cunning, rebellious, trained in demolitions, and dedicated to ferreting out the enemy below. In the beginning of the war, entering a tunnel with only a flashlight and a pistol was almost suicidal. Over time, the Army learned to successfully navigate the underground labyrinths, retrieve vital intelligence, and destroy the tunnels. The most organized of the Tunnel Rat teams in Vietnam was that of the First Infantry Division's First Engineer Battalion. The team was led almost from the beginning by Sergeant Robert Bateman, a crusty, hard-nosed non-commissioned officer from New Jersey. He was dubbed "Batman" by his men and his reputation spread far and wide. He became even more famous among the enemy, of whom he had killed many, than among other warriors in the Army. "Batman" was on the Viet Cong's "10 Most Wanted List," which included the most prominent generals and not one other non-commissioned officer. Lieutenant Price was put in charge of the team and the conflict with Batman was immediate. Although there was no rank underground, Rat Six and Batman slowly built a mutual trust and the team's exploits and reputation grew even more. Harrowing missions and close calls engulfed the two men and their team. The tunnels were the setting and the enemy inside was just as fearsome as the men who pursued them. After four months of working together, Batman was sent home after his fourth reenlistment for Vietnam was denied. Suddenly Price was alone and vulnerable. The fear became insurmountable, climaxing on his last mission. Rat Six tells one of the most important yet little known stories of Lieutenant Clifford Price and his men. They were known as the Tunnel Rats, and their courageous exploits during the war in Vietnam are breathtaking and extraordinary.



1968 Into The Abyss


1968 Into The Abyss
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Author : Riley James
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-12-06

1968 Into The Abyss written by Riley James and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-06 with categories.


What if after decades there was still one more untold incredible Viet Nam war saga supported with authentic personal action photos and peppered with tightly-written notes from then young, not yet twenty, and highly decorated leader of a small group of underground and Special Force combatants who searched and destroyed over 900 tunnels? What if this saga was more compelling than typical battlefield heroics by including experiences of this same elite group of fighters, led by multiple-medal awarded Staff Sergeant Thomas Wergen, who linked up with Special Forces for covert combat missions into areas across the South Vietnamese border such as Cambodia and Laos-where according to the U.S. power's political spin "they weren't." What if along with their bloodstained tales this saga entailed accurate and concise historic tidbits, including anecdotes of the U.S. protests across America, during the bloodiest and heaviest fighting period in the war when America had committed over 500,000 troops-the infamous TET counteroffensive phase of 1968? What if this saga included an award-winning foreword, which depicts a remarkable and factual historical account retrieved directly from the logs of the mighty USS Constitution? Titled warfare on a skewer, this is a short account of how Captain "Mad Jack" Percival had carried out armed aggression against Danang, Vietnam (Turon, China) in May 1845. And more ironic the fact that Captain Percival's war party-including Marines-stormed the same shores that the initial combat-designated Marines did in 1965, ordered by then President Lyndon Johnson. Then you would have, 1968-Into the Abyss, a book-length war account of-Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman's Badge decorated-Army Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Wergen-including over forty original color photos snapped by Sergeant Wergen. Young and well-educated, Staff Sgt. Wergen found himself leading a selected squad of soldiers who meandered, crawled and sought after in the dank darkness where even the most courageous dared not-the dreaded and treacherous jungle tunnels built by the North Vietnamese military. Because they were deadly effective and highly revered they would also find themselves serving on secretive special force combat missions in the enemy-peppered hostile territory across the border, where they weren't supposed to be. So turn the lights up bright and follow along in these dense jungle war tales-just try not to get lost, or captured-by the enemy, that is.