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The authors, BBC journalists, discuss the Vietcong who lived, worked and fought in tunnelsparticularly the ones in Cu Chi, a district just north of Saigonas well as the U.S. Army "tunnel rats," who tried to explore and clear the underground cities. PW found that this book "provides a striking view of a neglected but crucial aspect of the Vietnam war."
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HE HEARD THE tracks of the armored personnel carriers long before the malignant clouds of dust came into view. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tunnel rat squad, tunnel destruction, tunnel warfare, tunnel exploration, tunnel soldiers, free strike zone, tunnel trapdoor, tunnel rats, rat squads, communication tunnel, tunnel hospital, tunnel dwellers, parachute nylon, chemical officer, tunnel complex, tunnel system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Viet Cong, Iron Triangle, Cedar Falls, South Vietnam, Pham Sang, Infantry Division, Ben Suc, Saigon River, Big Red One, Captain Linh, Operation Crimp, Phu My Hung, United States, North Vietnamese, Viet Minh, Military Region, Ben Cat, Pharr Sang, Rat Six, Lai Khe, Chieu Hoi, Tropic Lightning, Vietnam War, General Westmoreland, Kit Carson New!
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