Summary of Tom Mangold's The Tunnels of Cu Chi

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#1 Nam Thuan, the Communist party secretary of Phu My Hung village, was tasked with delaying any American advance on the village by luring the enemy into a fight. He would destroy them if possible, but if not, his diversionary battle would allow ample time for the village to be evacuated and the arms and guerrillas to be hidden.

#2 Thuan was about to be awarded another Victory Medal. He had already been awarded two Victory Medals, but he was still small by Vietnamese standards. He had never known peace in his land.

#3 Thuan was a commander of the part-time self-defense force in a village in Vietnam. He had fought a brave war, was cunning and ruthless, and knew the geography of all the eight miles of underground tunnels that the villagers had built.

#4 The tunnel soldiers had not thrown grenades, but they had fired their pistols in volleys to clear the tunnel ahead. The Americans had brought out their dead and wounded from Thuan’s attack. Three helicopters arrived to take the victims.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822545632

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Insights on Tom Mangold's The Tunnels of Cu Chi

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Nam Thuan, the Communist party secretary of Phu My Hung village, was tasked with delaying any American advance on the village by luring the enemy into a fight. He would destroy them if possible, but if not, his diversionary battle would allow ample time for the village to be evacuated and the arms and guerrillas to be hidden.

#2

Thuan was about to be awarded another Victory Medal. He had already been awarded two Victory Medals, but he was still small by Vietnamese standards. He had never known peace in his land.

#3

Thuan was a commander of the part-time self-defense force in a village in Vietnam. He had fought a brave war, was cunning and ruthless, and knew the geography of all the eight miles of underground tunnels that the villagers had built.

#4

The tunnel soldiers had not thrown grenades, but they had fired their pistols in volleys to clear the tunnel ahead. The Americans had brought out their dead and wounded from Thuan’s attack. Three helicopters arrived to take the victims.

#5

Nam Thuan was a tunnel soldier who was in charge of the defense of six hamlets in Phu An village. He was eventually invited to join the regular forces, where he became responsible for the defense of Cu Chi.

#6

The sergeant, 38-year-old Arnold Gutierrez, was with a unit of grunts that was tasked with finding Viet Cong tunnels. They had been looking for tunnels for hours, and had found none. It was already hot, and the men were getting restless.

#7

The tunnel soldier Arnie Gutierrez was sent to investigate a noise outside a tunnel. He went down the right-hand tunnel, which was booby-trapped. He had to use the flashlight to spot the worst danger, old GI communications wire used by Charlie to act as a tripwire. A grenade exploding in a tunnel on top of a human being did unspeakable things.

#8

Charlie began firing at Gutierrez, but did not deliver the coup de grâce. He began to crawl forward, 20 yards at a time. The figure lying on the ground was not dead, but just