The story of the first allied soldiers to risk their lives in the darkness of the Vietcong tunnels of South Vietnam, these 'larrikins' were wild off-duty, but on-duty they followed the enemy down into their underground labyrinths, matched the Vietcong's jungle warfare skills and defused thousands of booby traps, helping to create the legend of the Tunnel Rats. -- From publisher account.

"Much of the material in this book, including interviews with the men of 3 Field Troop, was originally gathered by author Jimmy Thomson for Sandy MacGregor's self-published book 'No need for heroes'. Sandy has since added material from his own archives and research, which has been included in this version of the story, now presented as a military history rather than a personal memoir." From back side of Title Page.