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Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam

Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam

Guardia, Mike

Paperback

Armed ForcesVietnam War

ISBN13: 9798985428575
Publisher: Magnum Books
Published: Dec 10 2023
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Paving the road to Hell...one kill zone at a time

In the Vietnam War, few units were more essential-or more overlooked-than the US Army's combat engineers. Operating in some of the most hazardous terrain in Southeast Asia, they cleared roads, built fortifications, set obstacles, detonated explosives, and reinforced fighting positions-all while facing the constant threat of ambush, mines, and enemy fire.

On August 25, 1966, during a route-clearing mission in support of Operation AMARILLO, Specialist Dan Crowley and his demolition team from Charlie Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, found themselves thrust into a major battle. Along Highway 16, an American patrol had been surrounded by the Viet Cong. In the scramble to save them, Charlie Company was thrown into a hastily-assembled rescue force. The fight that followed would be remembered as the Battle of Bong Trang.

Fire in the Hole presents a detailed, ground-level account of Charlie Company's 1965-66 deployment to the Republic of Vietnam. Drawing on extensive interviews with four veterans-Dan Crowley, Larry Blair, Chuck Humphrey, and Jay Franz-this book offers a rare and deeply personal look at the combat engineer's role in Vietnam.

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