No Need for Heroes. Sandy MacGregor и др.

• Тип: Текст
• Авторы: Sandy MacGregor, Jimmy Thomson
• Издательство: Ingram(2020)
• ISBN: 9781456622435
• Страниц: 291
• Язык: Английский

• Жанры: Историческая литература

THE FIRST TUNNEL RATS<br><br>This is the thrilling, hilarious and inspiring true story of a ragtag band of Aussie Army Engineers who redefined the word heroes … and reinvented larrikin too.<br><br>Among the first Australians to fight in Vietnam, they faced death every day defusing Viet Cong booby traps—then partied all night in a casino they'd built in secret.<br><br>They led hundreds of American troops to safety, but fought US military police to a standstill in the bars of South Vietnam.<br><br>They built the Australian Task Force's base—then sabotaged a headquarters conference, booby trapped showers and blew up a generator rather than kowtow to newly arrived officers.<br><br>And that's before we even mention sex …<br><br>Most importantly, the men of Three Field Troop discovered a huge Viet Cong tunnel complex and were the first allied troops to follow the enemy down into their underground city.<br><br>They were the original Tunnel Rats and this is their story.