fictionThe author served in the Vietnam conflict and has drawn on his knowledge and experience to present this powerful story of two young men, one militant and aggressive, the other basically a pacifist, who are conscripted and sent to fight on the jungle.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- fiction, conscription

The author served in the Vietnam conflict and has drawn on his knowledge and experience to present this powerful story of two young men, one militant and aggressive, the other basically a pacifist, who are conscripted and sent to fight on the jungle.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- fiction, conscription

For as long as the Vietnamese people fought against foreign enemies, women were a vital part of that struggle. The victory over the French at Dien Bien Phu is said to have involved hundreds of thousands of women, and many of the names in Viet Cong unit rosters were female. 1961-1975 - women - interviews, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, vietnamese, ho chi minh, viet cong, hanoi

The Vietnam Years is the story of both sides of that war, from the vicious fighting of jungle patrols, told in gripping and graphic detail, to the families ripped apart by confusion and anger as anti-war protests mounted.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, veterans - mental health - australia, battle of long tan, infantrymen

This book is dedicated to those men of 4RAR/NZ(Anzac) Bn who died fighting for a free South Vietnam.australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, australia. army. field battery, 4rar/nz, 4 rar/nz (anzac), new zealand - deaths in vietnam

This book is dedicated to those men of 4RAR/NZ(Anzac) Bn who died fighting for a free South Vietnam.australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, australia. army. field battery, 4 rar nz, 4 rar/nz (anzac), new zealand - deaths in vietnam

These boots were manufactured by Oliver Stevens in Ballarat to the Forests Commission's own specification. Safety boots were a bit "hit and miss" back in 1981. As well as the steel toe caps these boots had a screwed, glued and stitched Sherpa-pattern rubber nitrile sole. The sole was oil resistant and didn't melt on hot coals. The yellow heels signified safety boots. There were two styles with different leather and staff were all personally fitted and given their choice of style. The only thing that has fundamentally changed over 40 years is there is much more choice and comfort in boots today. These boots proved to be the catalyst for boot manufacturers realising there was a market outside of the armed forces not being served. Ankle injuries along with elastic sided boots were virtually eliminated by these boots. The iconic Tasmanian company, Blundstone, had a work boot called "Forester" at the time. It had won an Australian Design Award and had a bonded Sherpa sole. Unfortunately, the soles tended to separate from the boot under field test conditions. Eventually they perfected the process Oliver Stevens' main issue was not being able to recruit enough workers to meet the increased demand. Info: Trevor Brown.First safety boots issued to Victorian forest firefightersYellow Back safety boots with leather laces. FCV marked on the heel fire fighting, bushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv), protective clothing

Fighting to Leave covers the Vietnam War during 1972-1973, the tumultuouse final years of U.S. involvement, as experienced by Coloel Robert E. Stoffey, a Marine Corps aviator who served three combats in Vietnam. 1961-1975 - naval operations, 1961-1975 - aerial operations, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, nva, fall of quang tri city, bat 21, redeye missile, operation linebacker, hue city, operation end sweep, operation homecoming, col. robert e. stoffey

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

Had Sam Adams been successful in getting the truth out, tens of thousands of lives would not have been shattered in Vietnamvietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - military intelligence - united states., united states. central intelligence agency, sam adams, vietnam intelligence wars

Recruitment poster urgently calling for enlistments to the AIF during World War Two. The poster depicts a man donning a uniform, rifle in one hand, his civilian clothes lie in heap on the ground behind him.Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment poster released in 1941 before Japan had entered the war, at a time when many Australians were reluctant to enlist to fight on the other side of the world. Dark timber frame containing poster of a soldier JOIN THE A.I.F THIS IS SERIOUS ENLIST NOWrecruiting, oster, ww2

Plaque present to Corporal Sperry BODSWORTH MID who served with the 2/21st Battalion and involved with the Battle of Ambon. On the night of 30-31 January 1942 this small force of 1131 Australian soldiers were stationed at Ambon, an island which formed part of the Netherland East Indies (now Indonesia). An invasion of approximately 20,000 Japanese overwhelmed Gull Force and the majority of the Australian soldiers were taken prisoner. The execution of 229 at Laha, starvation, over work, disease and the absence of medical supplies led to horrific loss. At the cessation of hostilities only 352 of the original 1131 had made it back to Australia. 779 members of Gull Force made the supreme sacrifice and now lie in foreign fields. The Battle of Ambon (30 January – 3 February 1942) occurred on the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), during World War II. Japan invaded and conquered the island in a few days, facing Dutch, American and Australian forces. The chaotic and sometimes bloody fighting was followed by a series of major Japanese war crimes. Allied casualties in the battle were relatively light. However, at intervals for a fortnight after the surrender, Japanese personnel chose more than 300 Australian and Dutch prisoners of war at random and summarily executed them, at or near Laha airfield. In part, this was revenge for the sinking of the Japanese minesweeper, as some surviving crew of the minesweeper took part.. Three-quarters of the Australians captured on Ambon died before the war's end. Of the 582 who remained on Ambon, 405 died. They died of overwork, malnutrition, disease and one of the most brutal regimes among camps in which bashings were routine. Blood Oath, a 1990 Australian feature film is based on the real-life trial of Japanese soldiers for war crimes committed against Allied prisoners of war on the island of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), such as the Laha massacre of 1942.Brown timber in the shape of a shield mounted with a metal a coat of arms depicting white seagull above black and orange diamond within pale blue oval shape.Gull Force 2/21 Battalion Ambon Laha Plaque - Cpl Sperry Bodsworth VX23435 MIDgull force, 2/21 battalion, ambon, ww2

They were a million miles from home, fighting an invisible enemy who struck without warning and without mercy.united states army. advanced infantry training brigade, 1st m company, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

This book takes the reader from the earliest attempts by U.S. strategists to develop an armored force for the newly created Army of he Republic of Vietnam through eight years of hard fighting in a region in which tanks were once thought to be incapable of mobing, in weather that was supposed to hinder armored operations, against an enemy who was deemed too elusive and too disorganized to be stopped by armed forces. 1961-1975 - campaigns, united states. army. armoured force - history, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- united states, army of the republic of vietnam (arvn)

The elaborate fortification that our Marines were forced to attack - the hundreds of metres of neck-deep bunkers, fighting holes, gun pits, and connectiong trenches so cleverly woven into the hedgerows, buildings, and thickets - were constructed over the previous weels by full-time efforts of a local VC support battalion. 1961-1975 -- tunnel warfare, vietnam war (1961-1975), us marines, tunnel rats

this book is dedicated to the loyal fighting men of: 2 Section 2 Platoon Victor 6 Company 4 RARvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, new zealand, soldiers - new zealand - biography, 4 rar, 2 section, 2 platoon, 6 company

The Marines were the first combat troops into Vietnam and the last to leave. They bore an even greater proportion of the fighting in Vietnam that in any previous American War.1961-1975 -- united states - marines, battle of khe sanh, con thien

There was light at the end of the tunnel. The war in Vietnam was now winnable. The suddenly American TV screens exploded with violent fighting in the streets of Saigon, sabotage at the US Embassy, and raids on over one hundred US installations. The Tet Offensive of 1968 had started, a bold series of surprise attacks that cost both sides dearly. The Communists lost 40,000 lives and failed to spark a popular revolution; the Johnson Administration began to lose credibility with the American people. The beginning of the end of the war had begun.tet offensive (1968), saigon, fall of saigon, president johnson, communists

This publication of 119 pages features text, colour images, maps and detailed information related to the 2003 bushfires in Victoria.non-fictionA description of efforts to fight the bushfires in Gippsland in 2003, including maps and illustrations This volume was published as a tribute to the work of staff and volunteers who put themselves at risk to protect local communities. It shows the impact on those communities in Victoria and the support they gave to those involved in fighting largest bushfires in Victoria for 60 years. The Alpine bushfires started on 8 January 2003, a day of Total Fire Ban. Lightning ignited 87 fires in the North-East and East Gippsland regions. Eight of these fires were unable to be contained; they joined together to form the largest fire in Victoria since the Black Friday fires in 1939. The majority of the area burnt in Victoria was public land, 1.19 million hectares of parks and forests, including 60 per cent of the Alpine National Park and 81 per cent of the Mt Buffalo National Park. Firefighting efforts were made difficult in hard to access, remote forest terrain. Approximately 90,000 hectares of private land was burnt.forest fires -- victoria, bushfires, fires prevention and control

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

Heartsick to help the heroes they loved, they had to fight their own shattered emotions first.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - fiction, green berets

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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