- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.; Reissue edition (7 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0425089517
- ISBN-13: 978-0425089514
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.6 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 765,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The campaign in the tunnels of Cu Chi was fought with cunning and savagery between Viet Cong guerrillas and special teams of US infantrymen called 'Tunnel Rats'. The location: the 200-mile labyrinth of underground tunnels and secret chambers that the Viet Cong had dug around Saigon. The Tunnel Rats were GIs of legendary skill and courage. Armed only with knives and pistols, they fought hand-to-hand against a cruel and ingenious enemy inside the booby-trapped blackness of the tunnels. For the Viet Cong the tunnel network became their battlefield, their barracks, their arms factories and their hospitals, as the ground above was pounded to dust by American shells and bombs.
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Tom Mangold was a senior investigative reporter and war correspondent for BBC TV News and Current Affairs for thirty years and has won numerous awards for his work. John Penycate works in Current Affairs TV both as a reporter and producer. He has made films in over forty countries. John Penycate is a television and print journalist. He has reported regularly on-screen for BBC tv's The Money Programme and Panorama over the past twenty years from dozens of countries around the world, and interviewed major political and business leaders. Earlier, he was a globe-trotting Panorama producer. John Penycate is a television and print journalist. He has reported regularly on-screen for BBC tv's The Money Programme and Panorama over the past twenty years from dozens of countries around the world, and interviewed major political and business leaders. Earlier, he was a globe-trotting Panorama producer. He has written articles for the national press, and co-wrote the non-fiction book Psychopath. He is a visiting lecturer at the journalism departments of London and Westminster Universities. He lives in London, and is active in institutes and societies concerned with the media and public affairs.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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a marvellous book that shows the ingenuity and bravery of the tunnel dwellers. a fighting organisation that can hide a tank underground and survived all that the american divisions could throw at it shows a strong will that could not be broken. equal to this were the tunnel rats sent into snake , rat and booby trapped tunnels that ran the length of vietnam. A thoroughly informative and entertaining read.
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I bought this book after hearing a discussion of it on BBC Radio5, where listeners discuss their favourite books. I was not disappointed. It is an interesting and little known area of the Vietnam conflict. I was born in 1958 and so i can remember from about 10 years old and into my early teens, the nightly BBC news items on the "progress" of the Vietnam conflict, and documentaries such as "World in Action" and "Panorama". This book paints a complementary perspective of some of the events and the circumstance of the conflict. It neither glorifies nor glamourises the war or the men involved, but it does present an very readable understanding of the hardships endured and courage displayed on both sides. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone wanting to read a little more about the Vietnam War, or about the human spirit in times of conflict.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I've not read much on the Vietnam war before and I'm not usually much of a war reader but I was blown away by this book and want to read more on Vietnam but I'm not sure I'll find anything as fascinating as The Tunnels of Cu Chi.
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informative and balanced
I bought this book to read whilst travelling around Vietnam to help me reference it as we travelled. It is a brilliant read and I could not put it down. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Phil P
Tells it how it was, horrific!
I bought this at the end of a tour of the tunnels on a backpacking trip to Vietnam. What went on there, decided the war. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Conrad Jones
Excellent and thorough
I had heard of underground tunnels being used during the Vietnam War, though I was not aware of the extent to which they were used. Read more
Published 7 months ago by M. Hamann
Cu-chi
Factual history of the strategic importance and contribution the Cu Chi tunnel programme had on the Vietnamese campaigns around Saigon, interlaced with anecdotes and short... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Purchaser
Outstanding!
I've now read several books on Vietnam. Most have been written by US soldiers who served over there, so it was interesting to read something written by journalists and also to... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Stenolass
tunnels of Cu Chi
Excellent, "in depth" insight into the absolute tenacity, cunning and sheer determination of the NVA,pitted against seemingly overwhelming US and allied Forces. Read more
Published 23 months ago by L. Conway
Brings Cu Chi to life
Having recently visited Cu Chi and been through some of the tunnels I found this a compelling read. It brought the place to life and I only wish I had experienced the book first.
Published on 21 April 2010 by David Jackett
vietnamese history
First purchased this book in paperback when it came out, the hardback is far superior to my dog eared paperback. Read more
Published on 7 April 2010 by G. Wright
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Published on 16 Dec 2009 by KirstenDoll =]
THE TUNNELS OF CU CHI.
An amazing book!!.Told by "Tunnel Rats" of both sides.
True hero's of the Vietnam War.A brilliant read!!
True hero's of the Vietnam War.A brilliant read!!
Published on 26 Aug 2009 by Kenneth Hodge
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