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The first tunnel rats: 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 to. Amongst 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. They led hundreds of American troops to safety, but fought the US military police to a standstill in the bars of South Vietnam. 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.3 field troop royal australian engineers, cpl bob bowtell, tunnel rats, royal australian engineers, 1rar battalion, booby traps, viet cong, australian task force

During his tour in vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, Lieutenant Lee Lanning walked the booby-trapped rice paddies of the Mekong Delta, searching for elusive Viet Cong, and later macheted his way through the triple-canopy jungle fighting North Vietnamese Army regulars.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, mekong delta, 199th light infantry brigade, lieutenant lee lanning

During his tour in vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, Lieutenant Lee Lanning walked the booby-trapped rice paddies of the Mekong Delta, searching for elusive Viet Cong, and later macheted his way through the triple-canopy jungle fighting North Vietnamese Army regulars.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, 199th light infantry brigade, mekong delta, lieutenant lee lanning

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A cream coloured cardboard with black writing. This is a folded booklet with four sections and all eight pages have information on themaustralia - armed forces - service manuals, enemy mines, booby traps, contact drills, scouting

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-048-1189. Botton left hand corner there is a white label with 623.262 F4536:B AUS on it. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, booby traps

A cream coloured cardboard cover with black information on the cover. Top right hand corner handwritten in ink is 2Tp. There is also a stain in this corner. there are two different black and cream insignias on the cover with most of the details of the booklet between them. The booklet is held together with two metal staplesvc - nva, mines and booby traps, combined intelligence center vietnam

The weapons of the war in Southeast Asia ranged in complexity from technologically-advanced, eight-engined B-52 strategic bomber to the Stone Age sharpened-stake booby trap of the guerrilla.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - equipment and supplies, weapons, viet cong

The weapons of the war in Southeast Asia ranged in complexity from technologically-advanced, eight-engined B-52 strategic bomber to the Stone Age sharpened-stake booby trap of the guerrilla. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - equipment and supplies, weapons, viet cong

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Near the top right corner reads W.O. Code No. 8741. There are two photograps with the information of the booklet above and below them. There are three punch holes down the left hand side of the booklet.british armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, mine warfare, booby traps

A blue coloured cardboard cover which has faded around the edges. The information on the front of the cover is in black. Under the Australian Army Insignia are the details of the booklet. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-048-1189/ Under this is 6 TPT COLM which has been stamped om in blue ink. There are two punch holes down the left hand side of the book.australian army, field engineering, booby traps, 6 tpt colm

The weapons of the war in Southeast Asia ranged in complexity from technologically-advanced, eight-engine B-52 strategic bomber to the Stone Age sharpened-stake booby trap of the guerrilla. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - equipment and supplies, weapons, viet cong