Index, ill, maps, p.332.non-fictionThis is the first time 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. Each of the commanders shares the experiences that brought them to Vietnam, and describes how the company commander, Harry Smith, drove Delta Company to become one of the most outstanding units in the Australian forces. Delta's superb military discipline, and its commanders' ability to think outside the square were decisive in holding a vastly superior number of enemies at bay. Each platoon played a crucial role in Delta Company's survival. The artillery's commitment in providing an unbroken wall of metal through which the enemy had to advance is told from the perspectives of both the forward controller and the gun positions. We fly with the RAAF helicopter pilots whose ammunition resupply was the turning point of the battle, and experience the carnage of the battlefield through the eyes of those in the relieving APCs. Delta Company's trauma on returning to the battlefield to claim their fallen was lightened only by the miraculous survival of two of their wounded. The trauma of the battle did not end with the action, however, as politics began to play their part in the drama. The valour of those directly involved in the battle has never been duly recognised - in some cases it has been belittled, in others denied. The ongoing efforts of the Long Tan commanders to right the many wrongs perpetrated in the wake of the battle, and their own journeys from the events of August 1966 draw the reader into a compelling dialogue on the aftermath of Vietnam. Collapse summary vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – battles – long tan

non-fictionThis book brings to life for many Australians, the close connection between Australia and East Timor. In 1941-42, Archie Campbell was a lieutenant in the 'Sparrow Force' the 300 men of the 2/2nd Independent Company in a 14-month campaign of ambushes and hit-and-run tactics which effectively pinned down more than 15,000 Japanese troops in East Timor. This book recounts the bloodless Australian landing in Portuguese East Timor, military actions against the Japanese, and eventual evacuation to Darwin. Central to Campbell's experience is the ambush and execution of a section from his platoon, shortly after the Japanese landing in Dili. In 1973, Archie returned to East Timor to meet Barana, the East Timorese man who, as a 12-year-old boy, helped and protected him during the campaign. Each Timorese boy who helped a commando and guarded him while he slept, was called that commando's Criado. Ken White accompanied Archie in the 1973 journey to East Timor to find Barana. He has used excerpts from Archie's own diary to tell the heart-warming story of their first meeting after 30 years. Historical background on the centuries of Portuguese rule, the Japanese occupation and the more recent Indonworld war ii, independent companies, australian commando, timor

Honours, awards, decorations:-/ Mention in Dispatches (MID) Pte B.C. Arthur, Pte R.A. Bourne, Sgt T.H, Cross, 2Lt I. Jones, Maj L.J. Lewis, Maj W. MAudio, C Donald, Cpl M.A.G. rose, Maj J.A. Sheldrick, Maj J Mcl. Stewart, Sgt J.S. VautinMaroon board with yellow and white print. There are four awards/medals mentioned, each of which is underlined with a yellow line. Recipients of awards are listed with Rank, Name and position/company.Honours, awards, decorations:-/ Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO),Lt Col. A. L. Morrison, MBE/Military Cross (MC), Maj E.A. Chitham, Lt P.J. Cosgrove,/ Military Medal (MM), Pte D.J, Cromb, Cpl C. Hammond, L/Cpl A.G.S. Ochiltree, Cpl A.P.P. Rae, Pte G.D. Salmon, Cpl P Snell, L/Cpl T.R. Whitton,/ Mention in Dispatches (MID) Pte B.C. Arthur, Pte R.A. Bourne, Sgt T.H, Cross, 2Lt I. Jones, Maj L.J. Lewis, Maj W. MAudio, C Donald, Cpl M.A.G. rose, Maj J.A. Sheldrick, Maj J Mcl. Stewart, Sgt J.S. Vautin9 rar, honour board, companion of the distinguished service order, dso, member of the order of the british empire (mbe), lt col alan lindsay morrison, 2508, royal australian infantry corps, 9th battalion, the royal australian regiment, military cross, mc, maj edward albert chitham, 235140, officer commanding, b company, lt peter john cosgrove, 235341, 1 australian reinforcement unit, headquarters, 1st australian task force, military medal, mm, pte douglas john cromb, l/cpl douglas john cromb, 3792885, australian national serviceman, 10 platoon, d company, cpl colin hammond, 214044, 1 platoon, a company, l/cpl andrew gordon stuart ochiltree, 39324, section commander, 8 platoon, c company, cpl allen patrick paul rae, 216899, royal australian army medical corps, raamc medical assistant, pte gregory donald salmon, 2788882, machine gunner, 2 section, 7 platoon, cpl peter snell, 39397, l/cpl trevor robert whitton, 217749, 12 platoon, mention in dispatches, mid, pte barry charles arthur, 39601, stretcher bearers, pte raymond arthur bourne, 1733972, gunner, anti-tank platoon, sgt thomas henry cross, 54454, platoon sergeant, 2lt ian jones, 1201040, 3 platoon, maj lawrence john lewis, 26351, maj (temp) william mcdonald, 335122, medal for gallantry, cpl (temp) mark ardroy greffield rose, 39532, maj john arthur sheldrick, 335088, operations officer, support company, maj (temp) warwick louis hunt smith, 53024, maj john melville stewart, 4899, sgt john stafford vautin, 214185

A blue coloured cardboard cover with red information on the cover. Top right corner reads 7610-66-026-3591. Under the Australian Coat of Arms are the details of the booklet. There are two metal screws down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover. There is a couple of loose pages at the back of the booklet that has torn edges.australian military forces, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, fieldcraft and target detection

A blue coloured cardboard cover with red information on the cover. Top right corner reads 7610-66-026-3591. Under the Australian Coat of Arms are the details of the booklet. There are two metal screws down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover. australian military forces, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, fieldcraft and target detection

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top righ hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-043-7060. Under the Australian Army insigia are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes down the left hand side.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., 7.62mm automatic rifle

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top righ hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-043-7060. Under the Australian Army insigia are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., 7.62mm automatic rifle

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top righ hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-043-7060. Under the Australian Army insigia are the details of the booklet. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., 7.62mm automatic rifle

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black informaion on the front. Top right hand corner read 7610-66-024-7142. Under the Australian coat of Arms are the details of the booklet. Down the left hand side are two metal staples and two punch holes. There are two areas on the cover that are covered with black texta. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover. There is a white sticker down the left bottom corner with 356.184 1431:L AUSaustralia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, launcher grenade 40mm,

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Below the Australian Coat of Arms Insignia are the details of the manual. There is a white sticker near the bottom left corner with 623.442 1431:3 AUS:C2 on it. There are two metal staples down the spine of the manual. The manual is cover with a plastic coveraustralia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, sub-machine gun 9mm f1

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Below the Australian Coat of Arms Insignia are the details of the manual. There is a white sticker near the bottom left corner with 623.442 1431:3 AUS:C3 on it. There are two metal staples down the spine of the manual. The manual is cover with a plastic cover. There appears to be water damage to some of he pages.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, sub-machine gun 9mm f1

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information of the front. Below the Australian Coat of Arms Insignia are the details of the manual. There are two metal staples down the spine of the manual. The manual is cover with a plastic cover. australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, sub-machine gun 9mm f1

And so we are introduced the New Zealand infantrymen who make up Three Platoon as they embark on the twentieth day of Operation Field Gold deep in the jungle of Vietnamvietnam, kiwis, new zealand, operation field gold, three platoon

We know about the politics that got us into and out of the war. We know about the big battles Long Tan, Coral, Balmoral, Binh Ba.. We know about the soial issues, conscription, drugs, moratotiums, the uneasy returns home... And we know about the legacy: the trauma. the PTSD. the divorces, the suicides.....nui dat, vietnam, 1 rar, 161 recce flight, 2 rar, aattv, binh ba, propaganda, battle of long tan

This item commemorates the war in Vietnam (1962-1972)Handcrafted wooden plaque covered in white paper with plastic sheet stapled to it with pencil markings. Par Oneri/ drink & Drive with 85/ Our service is great if you can wait/ Life is bliss when you're on the piss.85 transport platoon, par oneri, beer, vietnam, plaque, shield, emblem, craft

A blue colour cover with black details. Top right corner reads 7610-66-013-1640 In the middle is the insignia of the Australian Military Forces. At the bottom of the covr there is a white sticker with the information: Including lessons for the 7.62mm Automatic Rifle.There are four punch holes down the left hand side. (note the pages in this manual are loose)australia - armed forces - service manuals, drill manual, australian military forces, infantry platoon weapons, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet.

A blue colour cover with red details. there are six punch holes down the left hand side.australia - armed forces - service manuals, drill manual, 7.62mm self loading rifle and bayonet., infantry training, infantry platoon weapons

A blue colour cover with red details. there are seven punch holes down the left hand side.australia - armed forces - service manuals, drill manual, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, handling of weapons

Agray colour cover with red details. there are seven punch holes down the left hand side. Also there are two rusty staples down the left hand side. At the top of the booklet the name Sgt Hodder is written in black ink.australia - armed forces - service manuals, drill manual, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, fieldcraft, sgt hodder

A bluish coloured booklet with black information on it. There is the Australian Coat of Arms above the title of the booklet. Down the left hand side there are two punch holes and two metal staples, At the top right hand side reads 7610-66-026-6594. Loosely placed on the inside there is an Infantry Training amendment. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry platoon weapons, small arms fire

A bluish coloured booklet with black information on it. There is the Australian Coat of Arms above the title of the booklet. Down the left hand side there are two punch holes and two metal staples, At the top right hand side reads 7610-66-026-6594. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover. Very top right corner there is the name of Lt. Evansaustralia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry platoon weapons, small arms fire

A blue coloured booklet with black information on it. There is the Australian Coat of Arms above the title of the booklet. Down the left hand side there are two metal staples and two punch holes., At the top right hand side reads 7610-66-026-6594. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover. australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry platoon weapons, small arms fire

A light green coloured cardboard cover with information in black. There is the Austrlian Coat of Arms with the title of the booklet under this. Top right hand corner reads 7610-66-024-4120. The booklet is held together with a blue binding.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, 66mm light anti-tank weapon - m72

A faded blue coloured cardboard cover with red information on the front.. At the top right had side reads RSM in blue ink, under this reads WO Code No. 8592. There are three punch holes down the left hand side. Amendment No: 7 and No. 8 are inside of the booklet.british armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, hand grenades, infantry platoon weapons

A bluish (faded in places) cardboard cover with red information on it. There is a stamp on the front thatr reads 3 RAR Library - Not to be removed) Top right hand side reads 7610-66-026-3500. Also contains amendment list 2 which is inside the booklet. There are two metal staples and two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered in a plastic cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, m16 rifle, infantry platoon weapons

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front of the cover. There is the Australian Army Insignia and under this are the details of the booklet. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-041-6416. There are two punch holes down the left hand side and the booklet. Part of the spine of the booklet is torn. australia - armed forces - service manuals, infantry training, m 60 machine gun 7.62

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a medic aboard the American 'Dustoff' Huey helicopter guiding the makeshift stretcher, containing wounded VietCong, being lifted by Pte L Grygierczyk, Maj J.J. Lakey and Pte J Korn following the successful ambush by 11 Plt, D coy 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC).photograph, huey helicopter, dustoff, viet cong, pte l grygierczyk, maj j lakey, pte j korn, 11 platoon, operation lavarack, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, wounded viet cong soldier, d coy, 6 rar/nz (anzac)

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photogaph of a wounded VietCong soldier lying on a track where he fell after endeavouring to escape after a contact with D Coy 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) on the 20th June 1969, during Operation Lavarack.(l to R0 Cpl R Bunting, Pte T Spriggs, 2Lt A.G. Valentine, Cpl D.J.Severn and Cpl G.V. Robinson.photograph, d coy, 11 platoon, 6 rar/nz, operation lavarack, cpl r bunting, pte t spriggs, 2lt a valentine, cpl d severn, cpl g robinson, gibbons collection catalogue, viet cong, wounded viet cong soldier, 6 rar/nz (anzac), denis gibbons

In October 1966 a group of 28 soldiers was chosen to form Australia's first specialist Reconnaissance Platoon in the vietnam War. One of this platoon's section commanders was a 20 year old regular soldier called Bob Kearney, who led a series of deadly patrols while the First Australian Task Force established its headquarters in South Vietnam. 1961-1975 - reconnaissance operations, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, cpl bob kearney, 1st australian task force

Based on a screenplay by Oliver Stone.The first casualt of war is innocence.vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - fiction