A Sappers' war, how the legendary Aussie tunnel rats fought the Vietcong, Jimmy Thomson, Sandy MacGregor
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A Sappers' war, how the legendary Aussie tunnel rats fought the Vietcong, Jimmy Thomson, Sandy MacGregor
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eng
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non fiction
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A Sappers' war
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Jimmy Thomson, Sandy MacGregor
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how the legendary Aussie tunnel rats fought the Vietcong
Summary
They were the forward scouts, the mine clearers, the bridge builders and the tunnel rats. This is the story of the Sappers in Vietnam. They were the legendary Aussie sappers, the army engineers, who were literally everywhere in the fighting against the Vietcong. This special breed of soldier lived hard and played hard. They were there at the beginning of the war. They were also among the last to leave. And along the way, they fought with their mates in infantry and tanks to bear the brunt of the Vietcong's revenge. To the rest of the world, Vietnam was a conflict of ideologies. On the ground it was a battle of wits and the sappers were at the forefront. This is their story
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adult
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