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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, McCarthy, Mary, Vietnam (Copy 1), 1967
... Vietnam War (1961-1975)...Vietnam War (1961-1975) Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- Social ...Is this a war that we - or anyone - should support? In one of the most honest, most heart-rending reports to come out of Vietnam, Mary McCarthy shrews America fighting a war it cannot win in a treatre it will not leave.Is this a war that we - or anyone - should support? In one of the most honest, most heart-rending reports to come out of Vietnam, Mary McCarthy shrews America fighting a war it cannot win in a treatre it will not leave.vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- social aspects, saigon -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mahler, Michael D, Ringed In Steel: Armored Cavalry, Vietnam 1967-68
... 1961-1975 - Personal narratives...1961-1975 - Personal narratives American Vietnamese ...During the height of the Vietnam war, the armoured cavalry saw action in every hot spot on the map.During the height of the Vietnam war, the armoured cavalry saw action in every hot spot on the map. 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - tank warfare, tet offensive, mekong delta -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Various authors, Indochina in the Year of the Goat - 1967 (Copy 1)
... Vietnam War (1961-1975) - United States...Vietnam War - 1961-1965 - Campaigns Vietnam War (1961-1975 ...As the Communists in the North were gearing up for the Tet Offensive in the year to follow, the American military command was beginning to implement its evolving "pacification" program, while trying to make its search and destroy tactics more effective.As the Communists in the North were gearing up for the Tet Offensive in the year to follow, the American military command was beginning to implement its evolving "pacification" program, while trying to make its search and destroy tactics more effective.vietnam war - 1961-1965 - campaigns, vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, vietnam war (1961-1975) - australia, tet offensive -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Various authors, Indochina in the Year of the Dragon - 1964
... 1961-1975.... (Vietnamese people) 1961-1975. Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- United States ...For South Vietnam the year 1964 opened with the government in turmoil. Reeling from the November 1963 coup, the government had been purged of supporters of outsed President Ngo Dinh Diem, and the individuals who had replaced them were very often political hacks of little experience or ability.For South Vietnam the year 1964 opened with the government in turmoil. Reeling from the November 1963 coup, the government had been purged of supporters of outsed President Ngo Dinh Diem, and the individuals who had replaced them were very often political hacks of little experience or ability.vietnam -- history., vietnam peace movement, montagnard (vietnamese people), 1961-1975., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states., president ngo dinh diem -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Born on the Fourth of July (Copy 3), 1976
... 1961 - 1975...Vietnam War 1961 - 1975 Personal narratives American ...Ron Kovic was a natural athlete, a shy teenager who dreamed of girls, loved baseball, God, John Wayne, John F. Kennedy and, above all, his country. A boy who yearned to be an American hero and who couldn't wait to enlist in the Marines and be shipped off to Vietnam to fight.Ron Kovic was a natural athlete, a shy teenager who dreamed of girls, loved baseball, God, John Wayne, John F. Kennedy and, above all, his country. A boy who yearned to be an American hero and who couldn't wait to enlist in the Marines and be shipped off to Vietnam to fight.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, McKay, Gary, Going Back: Australian Veterans return to Viet Nam, 2007
... 1961-1975 -- Vietnam...1961-1975 -- Vietnam Southern -- Battefields Vietnam War ...What I thought I knew about the Viet Nam War didn't even come close to scratching the surface of what the Viet Nam experiece really was all about for my father (Gary McKay) and his fellow veterans... After going to Viet Nam with hem, I felt I finally understood him a little better. (this is by Kelly McKay)What I thought I knew about the Viet Nam War didn't even come close to scratching the surface of what the Viet Nam experiece really was all about for my father (Gary McKay) and his fellow veterans... After going to Viet Nam with hem, I felt I finally understood him a little better. (this is by Kelly McKay) 1961-1975 -- vietnam, southern -- battefields, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, australian, veterans -- travel -- australia -- vietnam, gary mckay, 2lt tim fischer, 1 rar -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Maraniss, David, They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967 (Copy 2)
... 1961-1975 -- United States...1961-1975 -- United States Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- Protest ...Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties tld through the events of a few gripping passionate days of war and peace in October 1967.Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties tld through the events of a few gripping passionate days of war and peace in October 1967. 1961-1975 -- united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- protest movements -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Maraniss, David, They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Ppeace, Vietnam and America, October 1967 (Copy 1)
... 1961-1975 - United States...Vietnam War 1961-1975 - United States Vietnam War 1961-1975 ...Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties tld through the events of a few gripping passionate days of war and peace in October 1967.Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties tld through the events of a few gripping passionate days of war and peace in October 1967.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - protest movements -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mackay, Ian, Australians in Vietnam. (Copy 2)
... 1961-1975 - Australia...1961-1975 - Australia Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Personal ...Here at last is the true story of how it feels to be an Australian fighting or working in Vietnam. It tells of the men - and women - who have the same kind of cheerful courage which has typified generations of Australians, and who in Vietnam successfully adapted themselves to a completely kind of war.Here at last is the true story of how it feels to be an Australian fighting or working in Vietnam. It tells of the men - and women - who have the same kind of cheerful courage which has typified generations of Australians, and who in Vietnam successfully adapted themselves to a completely kind of war. 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mackay, Ian, Australians in Vietnam. (Copy 1)
... 1961-1975 - Australia...Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Australia Vietnam War 1961-1975 ...Here at last is the true story of how it feels to be an Australian fighting or working in Vietnam. It tells of the men - and women - who have the same kind of cheerful courage which has typified generations of Australians, and who in Vietnam successfully adapted themselves to a completely kind of war.Here at last is the true story of how it feels to be an Australian fighting or working in Vietnam. It tells of the men - and women - who have the same kind of cheerful courage which has typified generations of Australians, and who in Vietnam successfully adapted themselves to a completely kind of war.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Melvin, Ken, Sorry 'Bout That! - Cartoons, Limericks, and Other Diversions of GI Vietnam
... 1961-1975 - Cartoons...Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 - Cartoons caricatures etc ...Sorry 'Bout That is a hilarious book that captures the lighter side of the war in Vietnam, just as its title, a constant refrain of this war, captures the half-joking, half-serious, but always determined mood of its fighters.Sorry 'Bout That is a hilarious book that captures the lighter side of the war in Vietnam, just as its title, a constant refrain of this war, captures the half-joking, half-serious, but always determined mood of its fighters.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - cartoons, caricatures etc., vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975- - aneaudio, cdotes -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Jones Griffiths, Philip, Vietnam Inc, 1971
... Vietnam War (1961-1975)...Vietnam War (1961-1975) Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Pictorial ...Admidst all the rhetoric about 'saving Vietnam from the Communists' one fact is always conviently forgotten .... that Vietnam once had a Communist government. Furthermore, the peple chose it - on January 6, 1946, during the first ever allowed to the Vietnamese. It is obvious that this one fact completely negates America's stated purpose for being in Vietnam, because America can hardly claim to be helping the Vietnamese choose the kind of government they want when they made their choice years ago.Admidst all the rhetoric about 'saving Vietnam from the Communists' one fact is always conviently forgotten .... that Vietnam once had a Communist government. Furthermore, the peple chose it - on January 6, 1946, during the first ever allowed to the Vietnamese. It is obvious that this one fact completely negates America's stated purpose for being in Vietnam, because America can hardly claim to be helping the Vietnamese choose the kind of government they want when they made their choice years ago.vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 - pictorial works, vietnamese -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Kamps, Charles T. Jr, The History of the Vietnam War: An Illustrated History of the War in South East Asia (Copy 1)
... 1961-1975 - United States - History...1961-1975 - United States - History Vietnam War 1961-1975 ...Over 700 colour, black and white photographs and illustrations.Over 700 colour, black and white photographs and illustrations. 1961-1975 - united states - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states - history - pictorial works -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mersky, Peter B. and Polmar, Norman, The Naval Air War in Vietnam, 1981
... 1961-1975 - Aerial operations - American...1961-1975 - Aerial operations - American Vietnam War 1961 ...Over 200 photos, plus maps and drawings.Over 200 photos, plus maps and drawings. 1961-1975 - aerial operations - american, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - naval operations, american, the gulf of tonkin -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mike Towers, A jungle circus : memories of Vietnam, 1999
... vitnam war 1961-1975 - personal narratives... Bibliography, p.233. vitnam war 1961-1975 - personal narratives ...In May 1968, Mike Towers was conscripted into the Australian army and found himself in Vietnam whithout actually volunteering for that service. A Jungle Circus is Mike's story of his 24 months in the army.Bibliography, p.233.non-fictionIn May 1968, Mike Towers was conscripted into the Australian army and found himself in Vietnam whithout actually volunteering for that service. A Jungle Circus is Mike's story of his 24 months in the army.vitnam war 1961-1975 - personal narratives, conscription - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen & Unwin et al, The men who persevered : Australia's most highly decorated unit to fight in the Viet Nam War, 2005
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement..., bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.418. Vietnam war 1961-1975 ...The story of the forst Australians to serve in Vietnam - the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.418.non-fictionThe story of the forst Australians to serve in Vietnam - the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, australian army training team vietnam - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen & Unwin, Get the bloody job done : the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight-Vietnam and the 135th Assault Helicopter Company 1967-1971, 1998
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement... war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement Royal Australian Navy ...This book tells the story of a small group of Australian sailors - the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam - who served with distinction in an unpopular war.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.166.non-fictionThis book tells the story of a small group of Australian sailors - the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam - who served with distinction in an unpopular war. vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, royal australian navy helicopter flight vietnam -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Thế Giới Publishers, The general headquarters in the spring of brilliant victory, 2002
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – History... of brilliant victory Ill, p.357. Vietnam war 1961-1975 – History ...Account of the defeat of two imperialist powers allowing the Vietnamese to gain back their lost landsIll, p.357.non-fictionAccount of the defeat of two imperialist powers allowing the Vietnamese to gain back their lost landsvietnam war 1961-1975 – history, general vo nguyen giap - memoirs -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, The´^ Gio´i Publishers, The 30-year war 1945-1975, 2009
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – History... 1961-1975 – History Vietnam war 1945-1975 - Vietnamese ...The liberation of Vietnam from 1945-1975p.311.non-fictionThe liberation of Vietnam from 1945-1975vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1945-1975 - vietnamese perspective -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Longman Cheshire, War without end : conflict in Indo-China, 1995
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – History..., bibliography, ill, maps, p.183. Vietnam war 1961-1975 – History ...Indo-China war - Australian involvement in Vietnam - Laos and Cambodia ; Jim Cairns - Harold Holt - Ho Chi Minh - John F. Kennedy - Robert Menzies - My Lai - Richard Nixon - Lyndon B. Johnson (L.B.J.) - Tet Offensive - Fall of Saigon - Why America lost - Cambodia & the Sihanouk years - Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot - Agent Orange & Post-traumatic stress disorder - Vietnamese boat people & resettlement destinations.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.183.non-fictionIndo-China war - Australian involvement in Vietnam - Laos and Cambodia ; Jim Cairns - Harold Holt - Ho Chi Minh - John F. Kennedy - Robert Menzies - My Lai - Richard Nixon - Lyndon B. Johnson (L.B.J.) - Tet Offensive - Fall of Saigon - Why America lost - Cambodia & the Sihanouk years - Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot - Agent Orange & Post-traumatic stress disorder - Vietnamese boat people & resettlement destinations.vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, indochina - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Penguin Books, Vietnam : A History, 1985
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – History..., ill, maps, p.752. Vietnam war 1961-1975 – History Vietnam ...A summation "of over two centuries of conflict in Indochina. Chronicling a tragic history, Karnow presents a balanced and synmpathetic view of Vietnamese aspiration and the mishaps that led to American involvement in a 'war nobody wonIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.752.non-fictionA summation "of over two centuries of conflict in Indochina. Chronicling a tragic history, Karnow presents a balanced and synmpathetic view of Vietnamese aspiration and the mishaps that led to American involvement in a 'war nobody wonvietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam - history 1945-1975 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mt Evelyn RSL Sub-Branch, Yarra Valley Vietnam Veterans, 2018
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia.... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia ...Fifty years after they served Australia in the Vietnam War, sixteen veterans of that conflict from the Yarra Valley sat down with the Mt Evelyn RSL's historian and revealed, some for the first time, their wartime experiences.Their stories tell of our nation's involvement in Vietnam and spans the period 1964 to 1972. They served with the Navy, with the Regular Army, with the CMF and as National Servicemen. Their backgrounds varied as much as their experiences 'in country' during that time.It is a story of sacrifice and endurance, bravery and loss, good times and bad times. It reveals the environment they were forced to exist in and the role they played, from the mundane to the terrifying.Surviving all of this they then returned home to a nation where many people ignored or even condemned them. For most, those decades after the war were an ongoing battle to deal with the physical and mental scars.Ill, p.464.non-fictionFifty years after they served Australia in the Vietnam War, sixteen veterans of that conflict from the Yarra Valley sat down with the Mt Evelyn RSL's historian and revealed, some for the first time, their wartime experiences.Their stories tell of our nation's involvement in Vietnam and spans the period 1964 to 1972. They served with the Navy, with the Regular Army, with the CMF and as National Servicemen. Their backgrounds varied as much as their experiences 'in country' during that time.It is a story of sacrifice and endurance, bravery and loss, good times and bad times. It reveals the environment they were forced to exist in and the role they played, from the mundane to the terrifying.Surviving all of this they then returned home to a nation where many people ignored or even condemned them. For most, those decades after the war were an ongoing battle to deal with the physical and mental scars.vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, veterans - victoria - yarra valley - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Wayward Pres, Be nice, 1967
... Vietnamese war 1961-1975 - Anecdotes...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Be nice Ill, p.98. Vietnamese war 1961-1975 ...More cartoons and capers of GI VietnamIll, p.98.non-fictionMore cartoons and capers of GI Vietnamvietnamese war 1961-1975 - anecdotes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian Military History Publication, Viet Nam diggers' language : abbreviations, acronyms, terms and jargon, of the Viet Nam war, 2006
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement..., ill, p.212. Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement ...A reference book intended to help those who struggle with military jargon, especially in relation to the Vietnam conflictIndex, bibliography, ill, p.212.non-fictionA reference book intended to help those who struggle with military jargon, especially in relation to the Vietnam conflictvietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, english language - australia - slang -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Winston Oliver Parry, Still walking thru life, 2009
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia... 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia Soldiers ...A story about a boy from the bush, his life in the army and later as he wanders in the PhillipinesIll, p.265non-fictionA story about a boy from the bush, his life in the army and later as he wanders in the Phillipinesvietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, soldiers - australia - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Winston Oliver Parry, Battles, Heroes and Humour in the RAR, 2007
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia ...This book concentrates on the battles of the Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Borneo and Vietnam. I have once again endeavored to have the stories written by the real soldiers who were there. A number of the stories have been published before in books (ie) "Korea Remembered" and other military publications.Ill, maps, p.302.non-fictionThis book concentrates on the battles of the Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Borneo and Vietnam. I have once again endeavored to have the stories written by the real soldiers who were there. A number of the stories have been published before in books (ie) "Korea Remembered" and other military publications.australia - army - royal australian regiment, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Brolga Publishing, Mary in the morning, 2013
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia... 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia Soldiers ...A Vietnam Soldier K.I.A. and His True Love... is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. Based on the life of Pte C W Roost, the book tackles the horrors of war and in particular the loss of a loved one in the duty of service to his country. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human face to the controversial war in Vietnam. At just 20 years of age Chris, like so many Australian young men, was conscripted into the army as a National Serviceman. After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Mary, Chris was posted to Vietnam in June 1968. This book follows Chris' adventures through training, marriage and war. It shares his thoughts through his precious letters to his family, and tells the incredible story of the impact of war on our young Aussies. Chris was killed in action on December 23rd 1968 - his first wedding anniversary. He lives on in this book. Collapse summaryIll, p.192.non-fictionA Vietnam Soldier K.I.A. and His True Love... is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. Based on the life of Pte C W Roost, the book tackles the horrors of war and in particular the loss of a loved one in the duty of service to his country. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human face to the controversial war in Vietnam. At just 20 years of age Chris, like so many Australian young men, was conscripted into the army as a National Serviceman. After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Mary, Chris was posted to Vietnam in June 1968. This book follows Chris' adventures through training, marriage and war. It shares his thoughts through his precious letters to his family, and tells the incredible story of the impact of war on our young Aussies. Chris was killed in action on December 23rd 1968 - his first wedding anniversary. He lives on in this book. Collapse summary vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, soldiers - australia - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Jacaranda Press, War without honour, 1966
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement... war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement Australia - Politics ...The author analyses the background to the Vietnam conflict and discusses the present day Australian role from a military and political context.Ill, maps, p.154.non-fictionThe author analyses the background to the Vietnam conflict and discusses the present day Australian role from a military and political context.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, australia - politics and government 1965- -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Boston Publishing Company, Raising the stakes, 1982
... Vietnam war 1961-1975..., maps, p.192. Vietnam war 1961-1975 Vietnam - History - 20th ...Photography, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.Index, Bibliography, ill, maps, p.192.non-fictionPhotography, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.vietnam war 1961-1975, vietnam - history - 20th century -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Boston Publishing Company, Setting the stage, 1981
... Vietnam war 1961-1975..., maps, p.187. Vietnam war 1961-1975 Vietnam - History - 20th ...Photography, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.Index, Bibliography, ill, maps, p.187.non-fictionPhotography, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.vietnam war 1961-1975, vietnam - history - 20th century