The Vietnam War: In Their Own Words - 8 Audio Cassette Tape Collection - Narrated by men like Max Cleland who were actually there

8 Audio Cassette Tape Deluxe Edition

It was a conflict as controversial as it was calamitous, with the dubious distinction of being the first war ever fought on television. But beyond the images of battle-ravaged Vietnam lie exploits of some of the war's elite Allied mavericks, recounted here In Their Own Words. With you-are-there narration by the men who actually were, this 8-cassette suite reveals the precise and riveting preparation for, and aftermath of, clandestine missions. Relive the exploits of the Tunnel Rats, those American soldiers, armed with nothing but a pistol and a flashlight, responsible for disarming underground booby-traps, and the Wild Weasels, an outrageous cowboy corps of pilots, initially with a 100% casualty rate, whose job was to invite enemy fire. With over six hours of personal and poignant recollection by Allied troops ranging from the horrifyingly overwhelmed combat medic, to the protagonists of the Bat 21 Rescue, the In Their Own Words: Vietnam collection is an audio treasury which brings to life a time of unprecedented valor.

Tape 1: Forward Observers

Brian Thacker and Barney Barnum, often alone, served as point men to the Allied forces, scouting and securing vulnerable vantage points.

Tape 2: Forward Air Controllers

William Platt and Bill Townsley were specialists at flying low and slow, in single-engine, unarmed aircraft, over enemy territory.

Tape 3: The Bat 21 Rescue

On April 2nd, 1972, Gene Hambleton was shot down over enemy territory and eluded capture for six days. His exploits became the basis for the feature film, Bat 21.

Tape 4: Wild Weasels

Bill Sparks, Mike Gilroy, Tom Wilson, and Jerry Hoblit were among the wild blue yahoos who defied early 100% failure rates to openly engage their planes in cat-and-mouse exercises with enemy missiles.

Tape 5: Studies and Observations Group (SOG)

JD Bath and Bill Deacy recruited Vietnamese operatives, and attempted to extract prisoners of war, as members of a clandestine joint-service taskforce.

Tape 6: Snipers

Chuck Mawhinney served as a tenacious Marine Corps marksman, once eliminating 16 enemy soldiers crossing a river.

Tape 7: Tunnel Rats

CW Bowman, Gerry Schooler, and Art Tejeda spent hours, even days, scurrying through the enemy¹s intricate network of underground passageways dismantling booby-traps.

Tape 8: Medics

Future senator Max Cleland lost 3 limbs when a grenade exploded in his hand; his life was saved by four beleagured field medics