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The Tunnels of Cu Chi

by Tom Mangold, John Penycate · 1985

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Recounts the discovery of a network of tunnels around Saigon and the resulting underground fighting between Viet Cong guerrillas and American special forces for control of the tunnels.

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VietnamVietnamMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 320 pages

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