Bibliography, p.280.non-fictionStories from a variety of sources, Australian and Vietnamese, about the experience of the Vietnam war.vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – vietnam

Ill, p.98.non-fictionMore cartoons and capers of GI Vietnamvietnamese war 1961-1975 - anecdotes

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps. p.483.non-fictionIn November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at landing zones X-Ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. The Americans faced what seemed to be certain destruction. How these men persevered - sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up - makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating. General Moore and Joe Galloway, the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the North Vietnamese commanders. The result is a story of unparalleled human interest. We Were Soldiers Once... and Young also brings the war back home with unforgettable stories of those who lost family members to combat. This devastating account rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge, dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier. It reveals to us, as rarely before, man's most heroic and horrendous endeavor. Collapse summary vietnam war 1961-1975 – us involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – battles – ia drang valley

Ill, notes, maps, p.370.fiction1966: An Australian military base is established around a hill in South Viet Nam - two battalions strong. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army draw up a plan to eliminate the base and allocate eight battalions for the task. Then the plan is thwarted when the Vietnamese forces run into an Australian company in the Long Tan rubber plantation.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – fiction

non-fictionA photographic essay of the Vietnam conflict from a Vietnamese perspective.vietnam war 1961-1975 – history - photographic, vietnam war 1961-1975 – history

Index, bibliography, notes, p.329.non-fictionPost-traumatic stress disorder increasingly afflicts veterans of modern warfare. To begin healing, says Edward Tick, we must see PTSD as a disorder of identity itself. War's violence can cause the very soul to flee and be lost for life. Drawing on history, mythology, and thirty years of experience, Dr. Tick reveals the universal dimensions of veterans' soul wounding. He uses methods from ancient Greek, Native America, Vietnamese, and other traditions to restore the soul so that the veteran can, at last, truly return home. His work is invaluable for veterans of any war as well as for their families and all who would help thempost traumatic stress disorder - treatment, veterans - mental health - united states

Ill, maps, p.336.non-fictionOn the afternoon of 18 August 1966, just five kilometres from the main Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR. Under a blanket of mist and heavy monsoon rain, amid the mud and shattered rubber trees, a dispersed Company of 108 men held its ground with courage and grim determination against a three-sided attack from a force of 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops. When the battle subsided, 18 Australian soldiers lay dead and 24 had been wounded. Battlefield clearance revealed 245 enemy bodies with captured documents later confirming the count at over 500 enemy killed and 800 wounded. These men were led by a gruff and gusty perfectionist, Major Harry Smith. Now, some 47 years after the battle, Harry tells his story for the first time. But Long Tan is more than just an account of a historic battle. Harry Smith takes his readers on an extraordinary journey - one that ultimately reveals a remarkable cover-up at the highest military and political echelons. Long Tan is also Harry's life story and portrays his many personal battles, from failed marriages to commando-style killing; from a horrific parachute accident through to his modern-day struggles with bureaucracy for recognition for his soldiers. Harry's battles are tempered by his love of sailing, where he has at last found some peace. Long Tan portrays the wrenching, visceral experience of a man who has fought lifelong battles, in a story that he is only now able to tell. Harry can still hear the gunfire and smell the blood spilt at Long Tan. For him, the fight continues. Collapse summary vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – battles – long tan

Index, bib, ill, p.241.non-fictionIn 1968, in the western jungle of Vietnam near Laos, a Special Forces Company, under the command of an Australian Army Captain, supported by a Marine artillery detachment, occupied an old French fort, on a hill known as Ngok Tavak. The circumstances of the battle that ensued, and the subsequent retreat from Ngok Tavak, left in their wake issues that cried out for resolution for decades after the event. A number of American bodies were left where they had fallen during the battle, and another American, the nephew of Katharine Hepburn, went missing. After speaking extensively to the battle survivors and loved ones of the American warriors, and searching through accounts from official reports that included Vietnamese documents, eyewitness statements and war diaries, Bruce Davies has pieced together the evidence that will bring resolution to the questions that still haunt many of those connected to the battle. A story that needed to be told for the veterans who survived and for those who did not, for their families and for the sake of history. Lieutenant Colonel Brian Cooper (Retd), Australian Infantry, South Vietnam 1971-72vietnam - history 1945-1975, vietnam - special forces

Traditional Vietnam garments consisting of a silk dress in the colours of blue, green and black, with a pair of green satin pants with sheer trim on both legsclothing, vietnamese clothing

Grey/green patrol cap with National flag (gold star on red field) with white letters "VIETNAMvietnamese clothing

Two Photograph. One coloured of John Bryant with brother of a North Vietnam Soldier killed in action at Balmoral. One sepia photograph of a North Vietnam Soldierphotograph, pte bryant, battle of coral-balmoral, north vietnamese

propaganda, document

Particle Board Stamp. Wooden Stamp. Blue laminate showing soldier, lady reading a book; someone taking photo and a person painting. Music notes. Captured Propaganda PrintCaptured Dec 1967 Long Hai's Tunnelsstamp, propaganda, vietnamese, print

Ornate round handmade flag which is made of hundreds of flowers. Yellow,blue,peach,red, white design. Green leaves decorated. All design on polystyrone covered with blue paper. Flag of Vietnamplaque, flag

A Black and White Photograph of a Mother begging on the street nursing a baby.photograph, vietnamese children

Aqua silk ao dai top, trimmed with cream, decorated with pink zig zag trim and four green hand-made silk closuers, six press stud closuresgirl, vietnamese, dress, ao dai

Coloured VC Propaganda print on black card depicting female VC armed in uniform in front of VC flag and two dovesprint, viet cong, propaganda

Green and white check cotton scarf with tassels on each endscarf, viet cong

A booklet on selected documents on International Affairsvietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- sources, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- sources

Staple bound, c 20 x double-spaced typed and printed A4 pages. Double-sided pages.constitution, american embassy, vietnamese constitution

Black and White Photograph of a young child in traction on a stretcher.photograph, vietnamese children, medical

Mounted colour Photograph of a young boy in shorts and jacket. Other children are seen squatting in the background.photograph., vietnamese children, orphan

Framed document in a Black Frame. List of 161 Recce Flt Members receiving Honours and Awards from the US and Vietnam Governments. Also details awards of US Meritous Unit Citation to 161 Recce Fltframed document, 161 reconnaissance flight, muc

Black and White Photograph. A young boy lies on a stretcher with both his legs in traction.photograph, vietnamese children, medical

Mounted Black and White Photograph. A mother sits on the ground suckling her baby with her hand out for money.photograph, vietnamese children, vietnamese mother