Fire in the Hole

Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam

von Mike Guardia

158 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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 deployment to the Republic of Vietnam in 1965-66. 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.Inside these pages you'll witness:Road-clearing missions under constant threat.Mines, booby traps, and sudden explosions that reshaped the land.Close-quarters firefights where engineers became frontline infantrymen.The grit, nerve, and loyalty that held Charlie Company together.Raw, immediate, and impeccably-researched, Fire in the Hole is a ground-level journey into the world of America's combat engineers-ordinary men thrust into extraordinary danger, shaping the battlefield one blast at a time.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte Besondere Kriege und militärische Feldzüge Konflikte nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
• ISBN: 9798985428582
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.12.2023
• Größe: 222 x 145 mm
• Verlag: Magnum Books