River Raid

Scorpion Squad #4

by Eric Helm

A red-hot thriller set during the Vietnam War! Perfect for fans of Andrew Watts, L. T. Ryan, Don Keith and George Wallace.The elite Scorpion Squad faces down the enemy on its own savage battleground… Republic of Vietnam, November 1964Deep in the Vietnamese jungle the Viet Cong have constructed a floating artillery base.Nearby, U.S. Special Forces Camp A-555 is right in the line of fire.But Captain Mack Gerber and his ‘Scorpion Squad’ A-team are determined to bring the kill zone to the VC before the VC gets to them.Their aim? To make the death-defying journey along the river into the heart of enemy-occupied territory and save their men from a savage death.But which side will come out on top in this deadly river raid…?RIVER RAID is the fourth book in the Scorpion Squad Military Thriller action-packed, authentic historical thrillers following an American battalion as they fight to survive during the brutal Vietnam War.‘one of the finest Vietnamese action series ever written’ – The Books That Time Forgot BlogTHE SCORPION SQUAD MILITARY THRILLER BOOK Body CountBOOK The Nhu Ky StingBOOK Chopper CommandBOOK River Raid

Genres: Action

232 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Abibliofob · Rating 4 out of 5]

River Raid by Eric Helm is a fun read if something can be fun about war. It describes some of the beginnings of the brown water navy in Vietnam. I have found this series interesting although improbale sine the same group of people are involved in most types of small group tactics used in this war. But you get a good feel for the different types of terrain the troops where up against.

[Tom OConnor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good storyline, Mr. Helm has a way to involve the reader in his stories. Nice stories about the war in Viet nam and the soldiers who did there duty. If anyone likes military
Stories they will enjoy Mr. Helps writings. Red

[Connie Hamby · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book

This is the best book I have read in a long time about Vietnam, I love books about Vietnam thanks Eric Helm

[Jack Rilkoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was another good read in this series. This series is very consistent reading for people that enjoy this genre.

[Mike Bradford · Rating 5 out of 5]

great series

Great writing by this author and main characters
Author used real locations for much of the story and weapons
Highly recommend this series

[Glenn S. McCullough · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solid read

Action packed with humor, horror, humanity,humility and hangovers. Darn good read for this genre .Mix in a minor love story and you have a entertaining story.

[Josh Hitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

More like a 3.5 but its a solid Vietnam squad based tale. The characters are well written and the action is detailed and interesting. This one details how the camp in the middle of enemy territory used a stolen boat to sort of test out the ideal of the climatic river raid of the title. The support characters are fun too, the new guy to the squad acts exactly like a vampire and has a surprising run in.

All in all I recommend the series its exciting and realisticly detailed. Now I'm ready to start the series this one turns into Vietnam Ground Zero.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent entry in the Scorpion Squad/Vietnam: Ground Zero series. Some parts read more like an after-action report than they do a novel, but overall it's involving and well-written. There's a new character in River Raid who joins the Special Forces A-team at Camp A-555, who very well might be a vampire, and who's killed at the end by a Vietcong booby trap; a wooden crossbow bolt through the heart. So that was weird.