[Heroes of Vietnam 09] • Ambush

A clandestine radio station in the village of An Bao marks the location of a small jungle HQ belonging to the People’s Army of Vietnam. After a Special Forces unit is ambushed, MACV plans a major operation to destroy the enemy. M113 Bradleys are in position to the north, and a squadron of M48 Patton tanks to the south. The trap is set, and 7th Air Cav is tasked to stage a lighting raid and push the enemy into the jaws of the waiting armor.

Except the Viets have other ideas. And there are a lot of them. More than two battalions, and yet more are on the way. There must be a reason for their determination to hold the village, and Private Joe Walker talks to an injured NVA soldier to discover the reason. A connection to Ho Chi Minh, and the village possesses a precious icon of the North Vietnamese President.

The fighting becomes even more intense, and the Air Cav troopers are about to be overwhelmed. The armor cannot reach them in time, and with the battle hanging in the balance, Walker and his buddy Bo Buck embark on a last desperate attempt to turn the tide. To guide the Bradleys through the impenetrable jungle. And to hold back the Communist forces until they can arrive and close the jaws of the trap. Seconds count in a desperate race against an enemy determined to smash them. And desperate to seize the precious link to Ho Chi Minh.