Red Dust

Vietnam: Ground Zero #13

by Eric Helm

Captain Gerber’s elite Green Berets infiltrate North Vietnam! Perfect for fans of Andrew Watts, L. T. Ryan, Don Keith and George Wallace.Will the Special Forces team make it out of NVA territory alive?Vietnam, 1968American intelligence indicates that a village in North Vietnam is being used as a staging area for NVA troops.U.S. Army Special Forces Captain Mack Gerber and a team of Green Beret commandos undertake a covert mission to the North to plant some “tulips” along key routes. These electronic listening devices will detect troop movement and allow intelligence analysts to monitor enemy infiltration routes into the South.It’s a dangerous operation behind enemy lines and Gerber and his men must remain undetected if they are to stand any chance of making it out alive.And if any member of the team is captured, he’s on his own.‘ Ground Zero … are books to linger in the mind long after their reading’ — The Midwest Book ReviewRED DUST is the thirteenth book in the Ground Zero action-packed, authentic historical thrillers following an American Special Forces Squad as they fight to survive during the brutal Vietnam War.THE GROUND ZERO BOOK 1: Ground ZeroBOOK 2: P.O.W.BOOK 3: Unconfirmed KillBOOK 4: The Fall of Camp A555BOOK 5: Soldier's MedalBOOK 6: The Kit Carson ScoutBOOK 7: The Hobo WoodsBOOK 8: GuidelinesBOOK 9: The VilleBOOK 10: Incident at Plei SoiBOOK 11: TetBOOK 12: The Iron TriangleBOOK 13: Red DustBOOK 14: HamletBOOK 12: The Iron TriangleBOOK 13: Red DustBOOK 14: HamletBOOK 15: Moon CusserBOOK 16: Dragon's JawBOOK 17: Cambodian SanctuaryBOOK 18: PaybackBOOK 19: MacvBOOK 20: Tan Son NhutBOOK 21: Puppet SoldiersBOOK 22: GunfighterBOOK 23: WarriorBOOK 24: TargetBOOK 25: WarlordBOOK 26: SpikeBOOK 27: ReconBOOK 28: Pioneer Post

205 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 1988

Reviews

[Mr R Sack · Rating 1 out of 5]

not as good as others (which are good reads)in series.

The book seems to be out of timeline of the series. Events and people are somehow earlier than the first books, even so the book is supposed to be later in the series sequence. Confusing. It also for some reason seems to be far less well written, possibly by a different author? The characters are by comparison to earlier books, are not well described, and the plot is weak.Fetterman and Gerber in particular lose out. the author also seems to have slipped into a macho world which was not present in earlier books- the tone jars and reduces the quality.

[George · Rating 5 out of 5]

Red Dust

Red Dust describes the conditions that our men had to endure to fight in Vietnam. The Special Forces has a great way to adapt their fighting style to the mission and the army they would be facing. There were advisers for the North Vietnams from both China and Russia with their own methods of fighting.

[Robert L Baxley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

This book held my interest. Although this is fiction, the mission could have been something close to real. The SOG MACV did some highly classified, no one talked operations.

[Sam Carpenter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good story

Well written in a way that made you feel you were there or glad you weren't. Very true to life, just the right amount of detail.
Rock on

[Jack Rilkoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another pretty good read in this series. The story in this book did not grab my attention quite as much as some of the others but it is still ok.

[Heidi Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Another great read from Eric helm. I believe this was the last one for me, read all the others. Super series!!
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