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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Blair, Anne, There to the Bitter End: Ted Serong in Vietnam (Copy 1), 2001
In 1961, the CIA invited Serong, then in Burma, to Vietnam to advise on the war.In 1961, the CIA invited Serong, then in Burma, to Vietnam to advise on the war. armies - australia - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1075 - biography, ted serong -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Maddock, Kenneth Ed, Memories of Vietnam (Copy 3)
The Vietnam War was the longest, most bitterly devisive and least successful in which Australians have ever fought. It left a legacy of suffering and rejection amoung veterans which has only recently begun to be overcome. In Memories of Vietnam some Australians who knew the was from close up look back over the years and recall their experience in their own words.The Vietnam War was the longest, most bitterly devisive and least successful in which Australians have ever fought. It left a legacy of suffering and rejection amoung veterans which has only recently begun to be overcome. In Memories of Vietnam some Australians who knew the was from close up look back over the years and recall their experience in their own words.vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Blair, Anne, There To The Bitter End: Ted Serong In Vietnam (Copy 2), 2001
In 1961, the CIA invited Serong, then in Burma, to Vietnam to advise on the war.In 1961, the CIA invited Serong, then in Burma, to Vietnam to advise on the war. armies - australia - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1075 - biography, ted serong -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Ed Nimmervol, and Rowe, Normie, Normie: The Normie Rowe Story, 2013
Through dizzying highs and deep lows, 'Normie' has overcome break-ups, breakdowns and unexpected blows to become the beloved national treasure we know today.Through dizzying highs and deep lows, 'Normie' has overcome break-ups, breakdowns and unexpected blows to become the beloved national treasure we know today.entertainers - vietnam war, normie rowe, entertainers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Madden, Michael C, The Victoria Cross: Australia Remembers, 2018
this book tells the stories of Australia's 100 Victoria Cross recipients in a uniquely intimate way: in most cases with insight from the men's families themselves.this book tells the stories of Australia's 100 Victoria Cross recipients in a uniquely intimate way: in most cases with insight from the men's families themselves.victoria cross - biography, victoria cross - history, families of military personnel - australia, wheatley, kevin vc, badcoe, peter vc, simpson, ray vc dcm, payne, keith vc am ksj -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Cosgrove, Peter, My Story, 2006
this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.cosgrove, peter, 1947-., generals - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Cosgrove, Peter (General Sir), You Shouldn't Have Joined: A Memoir, 2020
General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force.General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force.cosgrove, peter, 1947-, governors general - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Booklet, Alkira Secondary College, Walk A Mile In My Shoes, 2016
A booklet containing biographies of Vietnam Veterans who were interviewed by students from Alkira Secondary College.vietnam veterans - biographies, post-traumatic stress disorder - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Beale, Pat, Operation Orders: the experience of a young Australian Army Officer 1963 to 1970 (Copy 2), 2003
This book gives a valuable insight into Australia's military involvement in South East Asia and Papua New Guinea as experienced by infantry officer, Pat Beale.This book gives a valuable insight into Australia's military involvement in South East Asia and Papua New Guinea as experienced by infantry officer, Pat Beale. australia. army -- officers -- .biography., australia. australian army. royal australian regiment. battalion, 1st., australia. australian army. royal australian regiment. battalion, 1st -- officers -- biography. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Heard, Barry, Well Done, Those Men: Memoirs of a Vietnam Veteran (Copy 5)
In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography, conscription -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Grandin, Robert, The Battle of Long Tan: As Told by the Commanders to Bob Grandin. (Copy 2)
This is the first that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan.This is the first that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- participation, australian, battle of long tan -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Bower-Miles, Tony 'Bomber' and Whittaker, Mark, Bomber: From Vietnam to hell and back, 2009
Tony 'Bomber' Bower-Miles was a young sapper in the Australian Army when he first went to Vietnam in 1969. landmines were one of the biggest threats faced by troops on both sides, and much of Bomber's work involved the dangerous task of clearing them.Tony 'Bomber' Bower-Miles was a young sapper in the Australian Army when he first went to Vietnam in 1969. landmines were one of the biggest threats faced by troops on both sides, and much of Bomber's work involved the dangerous task of clearing them.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 -- veterans -- biography, land mines - detection - vietnam -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Marshall, S.L.A, The Fields of Bamboo: The True Story of Dong Tre, Trung Luong and Hoa Hoi - Three Battles Just Beyond the South China Sea, 1971
It began and ended with a trap. The first one nearl led a green Special Forces captain into a slaughter, the last cost the life of a heroic lietuenant. Between the two raged some of the fiercest infantry fighting of the Vietnam WarIt began and ended with a trap. The first one nearl led a green Special Forces captain into a slaughter, the last cost the life of a heroic lietuenant. Between the two raged some of the fiercest infantry fighting of the Vietnam Waraustralia - armed forces - biography, vietnam war, personal narratives - australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian, battle of dong tre, battle of trung luong, battle of hoa hoi, 1st cavalry division, 101st screaming eagles, nva -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Dennis, Peter & Grey, Jeffrey, The Boxford Companion to Australian Military History
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History covers all aspects of this complex and fascinating subject.The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History covers all aspects of this complex and fascinating subject.australia - history, military - encyclopedias, australia - armed forces - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Essex-Clark, John, Maverick Soldier: an Infantryman's Story, 1991
Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, The Tiger Man of Vietnam. (Copy 3)
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Blair, Anne, Ted Serong: The life of an Australian Counter-Insurgency Expert. (Copy 2)
Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.serong, ted, australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Beale, Pat, Operation Orders: The Experience of a Young Australian Army Officer 1963 to 1970
This book gives a valuable insight into Australia's military involvement in South East Asia and Papua New Guinea as experienced by infantry officer, Pat Beale.This book gives a valuable insight into Australia's military involvement in South East Asia and Papua New Guinea as experienced by infantry officer, Pat Beale.australia. army - officers - biography, vietnam -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Cooper, Garry,Hillier, Robert, Sock it to 'em baby: forward air controller in Vietnam (Copy 1)
Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected.Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected. vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, air pilots - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Cooper, Garry,Hillier, Robert, Sock It To 'em Baby: Forward Air Controller in Vietnam (Copy 2)
Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected.Book - PaperbackGarry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected. vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography, air pilots - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Barr, Marshall, Surgery, Sand and Saigon Tea: An Australian Army Doctor in Viet Nam (Copy 1)
This is the story of a young Australian anaesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War - from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences.This is the story of a young Australian anaesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War - from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, surgeons - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Barr, Marshall, Surgery, Sand and Saigon Tea: An Australian Army Doctor in Viet Nam (Copy 2)
This is the story of a young Australian anesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War - from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences.This is the story of a young Australian anesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War - from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, surgeons - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Blair, Anne, Ted Serong: The Life of an Australian Counter-Insurgency Expert (Copy 1)
Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.serong, ted, australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Grandin, Robert, The Battle of Long Tan: As Told by the Commanders to Bob Grandin. (Copy 1)
This is the first that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan.This is the first that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- participation, australian, battle of long tan -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Sock it to 'em baby: forward air controller in Vietnam (Copy 3)
vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography, air pilots - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Payne, Keith, Keith Payne VC: No One Left Behind, 2021
From the battlefields of Korea, Malaya and Vietnam to the struggle for veterans' welfare, Keith Payne has never shied away from a fight.From the battlefields of Korea, Malaya and Vietnam to the struggle for veterans' welfare, Keith Payne has never shied away from a fight.soldiers - australia - biography, payne, keith vc, military history - (australia, vietnam, s. korea) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Bowman, Lawrence, The Inactive 'Cockroach'
When the Australian Army is deployed to an area of Conflict they are said to be on 'Active Service'. For the ones left behind their service is not called "Active". this book was written to show that our 'Inactive Services' is definitely not Non-Production. It takes Fourteen Soldiers 'Left Behind' to keep One Soldier in the field.When the Australian Army is deployed to an area of Conflict they are said to be on 'Active Service'. For the ones left behind their service is not called "Active". this book was written to show that our 'Inactive Services' is definitely not Non-Production. It takes Fourteen Soldiers 'Left Behind' to keep One Soldier in the field.australia - armed forces - military life - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, McKay, Gary, In Good Company: One Man's War in Vietnam (Copy 1)
Lieutnenat Gary McKay was 'medevaced' from nui le on the 22nd Seotember 1971, severely wounded by machine-gun fire. Early the next month he was returned to Australia. In July 1972 he was awarded the Military Cross for service in South Vietnam.Lieutnenat Gary McKay was 'medevaced' from nui le on the 22nd Seotember 1971, severely wounded by machine-gun fire. Early the next month he was returned to Australia. In July 1972 he was awarded the Military Cross for service in South Vietnam.australia. army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, McKay, Gary, In Good Company: One Man's War in Vietnam (Copy 2)
Lieutnenat Gary McKay was 'medevaced' from nui le on the 22nd Seotember 1971, severely wounded by machine-gun fire. Early the next month he was returned to Australia. In July 1972 he was awarded the Military Cross for service in South Vietnam.Lieutnenat Gary McKay was 'medevaced' from nui le on the 22nd Seotember 1971, severely wounded by machine-gun fire. Early the next month he was returned to Australia. In July 1972 he was awarded the Military Cross for service in South Vietnam.australia. army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Malone, Michael J., OAM and Peter Lutley, Simmo: A Biography of Ray Simpson, VC, DCM: One Of Australia's Greatest Soldiers, 2015
Bloody untouchable. He'd be one of the best soldiers the Australian Army has ever had and he was a pretty good Rugby Union winger, fast, hard and tough. that's how he lived his life.Bloody untouchable. He'd be one of the best soldiers the Australian Army has ever had and he was a pretty good Rugby Union winger, fast, hard and tough. that's how he lived his life.simpson, ray, 1926-1978, australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, 3rd, australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, 2nd
