Cu Chi Tunnels

The famous Cu Chi tunnels, how the Vietnamese survived the absolutely massive amount of bombs that hit the ground - more than the total that was dropped on both sides in WW2. The tunnel entrances were camouflaged, covered with leaves or bush, and were ridiculously small although I still managed to slide into one! You had to get in a certain way otherwise you wouldn't be able to squeeze through. We had a little taster of this encampment walking underground from place to place with turnoffs that only lead to rooms with entrances so we couldn't get lost. Still it was very cramped and restricted, I felt like I couldn't get enough air I was under for a total of 5-10 mins. If the bombs started or soldiers turned up the Vietcong could reside underground indefinitely with miles of tunnels connecting different camps, savage jungle booby traps above ground and false turns underground if the soldiers happened to find they're way in it's no wonder why the Americans struggles so much against such an adversary they were no where near prepared to fight.Read more