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Super Vietnam: Ground Zero #1
The Raid
A powerful true-to-life novel set in the jungle hell of Vietnam! Perfect for fans of Andrew Watts, L. T. Ryan, Don Keith and George Wallace.
Captain Gerber’s team take on the Soviet Spetsnaz in North Vietnam …
Vietnam, 1968
United States Air Force reconnaissance photos appear to show a newly built POW camp close to the Demilitarized Zone.
U.S. Army Special Forces Captain Mack Gerber and Master Sergeant Anthony B. Fetterman are sent into the steaming jungles of North Vietnam to take a closer look.
Instead of a POW compound, they discover a Soviet-run training camp for the NVA.
American military officials believe a Russian presence could severely undermine the U.S. war effort in Vietnam. The only option is to launch a raid into North Vietnam.
Gerber’s men now have a new go in with guns blazing … and get out alive.
‘Some of the most riveting war fiction written…’ — Ed Gorman, Cedar Rapids Gazette
‘ Ground Zero … are books to linger in the mind long after their reading’ — The Midwest Book Review
THE RAID is the first book in the Super Ground Zero action-packed, authentic historical thrillers following an American Special Forces Squad as they fight to survive during the brutal Vietnam War.
SUPER VIETNAM
BOOK 1: The Raid
BOOK 2: Shifting Fires
BOOK 3: Strike
BOOK 4: Empire
BOOK 5: Sniper
Captain Gerber’s team take on the Soviet Spetsnaz in North Vietnam …
Vietnam, 1968
United States Air Force reconnaissance photos appear to show a newly built POW camp close to the Demilitarized Zone.
U.S. Army Special Forces Captain Mack Gerber and Master Sergeant Anthony B. Fetterman are sent into the steaming jungles of North Vietnam to take a closer look.
Instead of a POW compound, they discover a Soviet-run training camp for the NVA.
American military officials believe a Russian presence could severely undermine the U.S. war effort in Vietnam. The only option is to launch a raid into North Vietnam.
Gerber’s men now have a new go in with guns blazing … and get out alive.
‘Some of the most riveting war fiction written…’ — Ed Gorman, Cedar Rapids Gazette
‘ Ground Zero … are books to linger in the mind long after their reading’ — The Midwest Book Review
THE RAID is the first book in the Super Ground Zero action-packed, authentic historical thrillers following an American Special Forces Squad as they fight to survive during the brutal Vietnam War.
SUPER VIETNAM
BOOK 1: The Raid
BOOK 2: Shifting Fires
BOOK 3: Strike
BOOK 4: Empire
BOOK 5: Sniper
- GenresMilitary Fiction
403 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 5, 2021
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December 15, 2022
Great read. Really picks up to the point where it’s hard to put down
I really enjoyed this thriller. A little bit of a slow start to set the table but the pace picks up to weave an excellent story together. The setting was accurately conveyed as far as equipment and situation and you wonder if it really happened. Highly recommended
I really enjoyed this thriller. A little bit of a slow start to set the table but the pace picks up to weave an excellent story together. The setting was accurately conveyed as far as equipment and situation and you wonder if it really happened. Highly recommended
January 26, 2023
The raid
Good reading full of action and made the reader feel like he was in the briefings with the soldiers. Could have come out of a secret file from the war in Vietnam. Can't wait to read others in this series. Mr. Helm writes well researched novels and keeps the reader excited to turn the pages.
Good reading full of action and made the reader feel like he was in the briefings with the soldiers. Could have come out of a secret file from the war in Vietnam. Can't wait to read others in this series. Mr. Helm writes well researched novels and keeps the reader excited to turn the pages.
February 10, 2023
Correct story
About time someone told the truth about what we experienced during Tet. We kicked their butts! Yes we did. The Advantage army should have been able to end the war, but Congress cut the needed supplies.
About time someone told the truth about what we experienced during Tet. We kicked their butts! Yes we did. The Advantage army should have been able to end the war, but Congress cut the needed supplies.
December 14, 2021
A really good book
I got to say Eric Helm really hit a homerun with this book , if you like Vietnam books like I do you will really like this one!
I got to say Eric Helm really hit a homerun with this book , if you like Vietnam books like I do you will really like this one!
June 29, 2022
The Raid
A very explicit novel of political confusion concerning the conflict in Vietnam and the difficulties of maintaining stealth in such unbelievable weather conditions. Teamwork and camaraderie at it's best.
A very explicit novel of political confusion concerning the conflict in Vietnam and the difficulties of maintaining stealth in such unbelievable weather conditions. Teamwork and camaraderie at it's best.
July 27, 2022
Great
I felt like I was beside the men the whole time. Eric Helm is the best writer that I have read for this kind of book! Can't wait to start the next one!
I felt like I was beside the men the whole time. Eric Helm is the best writer that I have read for this kind of book! Can't wait to start the next one!
July 30, 2022
Super story!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this one, as I served during this time frame, although not in nam. Lack of typos made it even more enjoyabke.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one, as I served during this time frame, although not in nam. Lack of typos made it even more enjoyabke.
December 31, 2022
Very well written
A pleasure to read about the behind the lines. What they don't want you to know. How our guys survived the war.
Rock on!
A pleasure to read about the behind the lines. What they don't want you to know. How our guys survived the war.
Rock on!
January 24, 2023
Things you never know have happened
The novel reads slowly at first but begins to move rapidly with good action and information about the war that most Americans haated
The novel reads slowly at first but begins to move rapidly with good action and information about the war that most Americans haated
September 17, 2023
a cracking good read
A little bit of an overstreched story and hard to accept the 100% American success but nevertheless a cracking good read which i really enjoyed
A little bit of an overstreched story and hard to accept the 100% American success but nevertheless a cracking good read which i really enjoyed
August 21, 2022
I enjoyed THE RAID by Eric Helm and considered it a plausible story. I, too, heard stories about Caucasian soldiers joining the North Vietnamese soldiers in ambushes and other fights while they assigned me as an infantryman during the war, but I never saw one. This book is closer to the truth than most people know. I found documentation and photos that not only did Russia supply weapons and other supplies to North Vietnam, but they also provided over 10,000 Soviet military specialists who served in Vietnam: from missile crews, pilots, and signalmen to tank crews and doctors.
The story is engaging and focused more on top secret missions into places where the US isn't supposed to be. It also shows how the government did everything possible to keep these missions secret, sparing back and forth with crafty reporters trying to find out the truth. The government officials were masters in deception and cover-up.
This book was also a learning experience for me where I learned more about these covert missions and how everything is planned thoroughly for success. My only concern is that the story bogged down in spots where there was more talking than action taking place. I also found several typos. They didn't deter from the story, but I found them distractive, especially from an author with so many books published. I would expect perfection.
A great finish. I do recommend this book and look forward to this author's next book in the series.
The story is engaging and focused more on top secret missions into places where the US isn't supposed to be. It also shows how the government did everything possible to keep these missions secret, sparing back and forth with crafty reporters trying to find out the truth. The government officials were masters in deception and cover-up.
This book was also a learning experience for me where I learned more about these covert missions and how everything is planned thoroughly for success. My only concern is that the story bogged down in spots where there was more talking than action taking place. I also found several typos. They didn't deter from the story, but I found them distractive, especially from an author with so many books published. I would expect perfection.
A great finish. I do recommend this book and look forward to this author's next book in the series.
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