Reddit reviews The Tunnels of Cu Chi: A Harrowing Account of America's Tunnel Rats in the Underground Battlefields of Vietnam

If you really wanna hear about the horrors of tunnel warfare from both sides of the fence you might read this.


https://www.amazon.com/Tunnels-Chi-Harrowing-Underground-Battlefields/dp/0891418695/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484241637&sr=1-1&keywords=the+tunnels+of+cu+chi

But you won't find anything in there about the horrors Benoit and I saw.

I read it in this book..."The Tunnels of Cu-Chi".
From what I remember reading, it was rarely used and not really worth it, but they still did it here or there. It was extremely time-intensive to train them, but basically they would be used to the way the Vietnamese smelled or something, and they would be kept in an upside down jar...a "Tunnel Rat" would trip it or bump it and the lid would fall. Then you are stuck underground, on your stomach with hornets attacking you. I would rather get stung by a bunch of hornets than one of their poisonous snake traps.


http://www.amazon.com/The-Tunnels-Chi-Underground-Battlefields/dp/0891418695

This is the only article I could quickly find online.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19661128&id=Sv5XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5188,1531543&hl=en

If this interests you, consider reading the book, The Tunnels of Cu Chi. I found it a rather interesting read.

I remember reading The Tunnels of Cu Chi: A Harrowing Account of America's Tunnel Rats in the Underground Battlefields of Vietnam which was fascinating. I'm not qualified to comment on its accuracy though.

If you want to read first hand accounts from both TRs and the VC of what it was like, this is the book to read.

Thanks for sharing your grandfather's story. Those tunnel rats were hard-core and I have tremendous respect for their service. If you're interested in more stories about exploring tunnels in Vietnam, check out this book, it's one of my favorite on the topic.

A book called the Tunnels of Cu Chi can shed some light for you.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Tunnels-Chi-Underground-Battlefields/dp/0891418695