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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 -
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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 -
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Book, Biography
Four pages outlining the service and work of Peter Blenkinsoppbiography - peter blenkinsopp, cerberus collection -
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Booklet, Alkira Secondary College, Walk A Mile In My Shoes, 2016
... A booklet containing biographies of Vietnam Veterans who... containing biographies of Vietnam Veterans who were interviewed ...A booklet containing biographies of Vietnam Veterans who were interviewed by students from Alkira Secondary College.vietnam veterans - biographies, post-traumatic stress disorder - australia -
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Document, Letter regarding Max Rhodes, 2018
... National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive ...Letter sent to NVVM by Doug Brown re a Nasho he worked with named Max Rhodes, who was killed in Vietnam.vietnam veterans - biographies, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives -
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Book, Caputo, Philip, A Rumor of War (Copy 3)
Philip Caputo was in Vietnam as a young marine for sixteen months. He returned there ten years later, as a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, to cover the final offensive of that war.Philip Caputo was in Vietnam as a young marine for sixteen months. He returned there ten years later, as a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, to cover the final offensive of that war. united states. marine corps - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american -
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Book, Live from the battlefield: from Vietnam to Baghdad: 35 Years in the world's war zones (Copy 2), 1994
non-fictionwar correspondents - new zealand - biography, journalists - new zealand - biography -
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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. -
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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 -
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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 -
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Book, Anderson, William C, BAT-21: One of the most astonishing untold stories of the Vietnam War Based on the True Story of Lt Col Iceal E. Hambleton, USAF. Copy 2
The rocket struck and exploded with a thunderous impact.The rocket struck and exploded with a thunderous impact. hambleton, iceal e, united states. air force - biography -
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Book, Anderson, William C, BAT-21: Based on the true story of Lt Col Iceal E. Hambleton, USAF. Copy 1
The rocket struck and exploded with a thunderous impactThe rocket struck and exploded with a thunderous impacthambleton, iceal e, united states. air force - biography -
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Book, Parry, Francis FBox Col. (Ret), Three-War Marine: The Pacific, Korea, Vietnam, 1987
upon graduating from Annapolis in February, Francis Fox Parry and his classmates were sent directly to a makeshift artillery course.upon graduating from Annapolis in February, Francis Fox Parry and his classmates were sent directly to a makeshift artillery course.united states - marine corps - biography, vietnam -
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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 -
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Book, Caputo, Philip, A Rumor of War, 1977
A close-up look at the American experience in the Vietnam War.A close-up look at the American experience in the Vietnam War.united states, marine corps. - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, american -
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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 -
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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 -
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Book, Lanning, Michael Lee ed, Tours of Duty: Vietnam War Stories, 2014
These are the stories Vietnam vets tell over beers at Legion halls and VFW posts - stories of young men tangled up in the chaos of landing zones and nameless jungle hill, in the boredom of base camps, in the confusion of a controversial war.These are the stories Vietnam vets tell over beers at Legion halls and VFW posts - stories of young men tangled up in the chaos of landing zones and nameless jungle hill, in the boredom of base camps, in the confusion of a controversial war.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, soldiers - united states - biography - ancedotes -
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Book, The Tiger Man of Vietnam. (Copy 3)
petersen, barry -- career in armed forces, australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam -- officers -- biography, australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam -- officers, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, montagnard (vietnamese people) -
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Book, Mann, Graeme, The Vietnam War on a Tourist Visa: An Autobiography. (Copy 1)
This is a story from the Vietnam War as you've never heard it before.This is a story from the Vietnam War as you've never heard it before. computer technicians - vietnam - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - war work, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aerial operations, american -
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Book, The Vietnam War on a tourist visa: an autobiography (Copy 2)
computer technicians - vietnam - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aerial operations, american -
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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 -
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Book, McDonough, James R, Platoon Leader: A Front Line Personal Report of Vietnam Battle Action
In the green hell that was Vietnam, men grew up quickly. And the young lieutenants, if they survived, grew up quicker than most.In the green hell that was Vietnam, men grew up quickly. And the young lieutenants, if they survived, grew up quicker than most.united states. army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, american, jungle combat -
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Book, SAS: the soldiers' story
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Book, Haworth, Larry (Chaplain (Ret.) USA), Tales Of Thunder Run
The convoys, the noise, the ambushes ... stories of QL 13, the Route 66 of Viet NamThe convoys, the noise, the ambushes ... stories of QL 13, the Route 66 of Viet Nam 1961-1975 - personal narratives, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - chaplains - biography