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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, University of North Carolina Press, A Vietnam War reader : a documentary history from American and Vietnamese perspectives, 2010
An essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersIndex, bibliography, p.223.non-fictionAn essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersvietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - sources -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Kenneth Maddock, Memories of Vietnam, 1991
Stories from a variety of sources, Australian and Vietnamese, about the experience of the Vietnam war.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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Mt Evelyn RSL Sub-Branch, Yarra Valley Vietnam Veterans, 2018
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 BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, The Fighting First : combat operations in Vietnam, 1968-69, the First Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, 1991
An account of the combat operations in Vietnam of the first battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.Index, ill, maps, p.283.An account of the combat operations in Vietnam of the first battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – regimental histories - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen and Unwin, In good company : one man's war in Vietnam, 1998
This is Gary McKay's story of how he was conscripted into the Australian army and his experiences in the Vietnam War. It is an action-packed, very readable account of an Australian soldier's war experience in Vietnam, developing strongly the Australian soldiers' great sense of mateshipIll, map, p.192.non-fictionThis is Gary McKay's story of how he was conscripted into the Australian army and his experiences in the Vietnam War. It is an action-packed, very readable account of an Australian soldier's war experience in Vietnam, developing strongly the Australian soldiers' great sense of mateshipvietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Times Books et al, In retrospect : the tragedy and lessons of Vietnam, 1995
Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, McNamara analyzes the Vietnam War and his role in it.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.414non-fictionSecretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, McNamara analyzes the Vietnam War and his role in it.vietnam war 1961-1975 – us - involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – criticism -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, The Team : Australian Army advisers in Vietnam 1962-1972, 1984
the official history of the Australian army training team in Vietnam between 1962 and 1972Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.534.the official history of the Australian army training team in Vietnam between 1962 and 1972vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – regimental histories - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Transworld et al, We were soldiers once -and young : Ia Drang : the battle that changed the war in Vietnam, 2002
In 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 summaryIndex, 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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, William Heinemann, Ashes of Vietnam : Australian voices, 1987
Inverviews with over 100 veterans of the Vietnam War.Ill, maps, p.246Inverviews with over 100 veterans of the Vietnam War.vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Brolga Publishing, A Vietnam vet's remarkable life : the true meaning of mateship, 2012
It's 1967 and Jethro is a 20-year-old Aussie lad who is about to take up his new posting in Vietnam. Five months later Jethro is on his way home in a medic chopper with a third of his body blown away: one leg is amputated, his right hand and half of his left hand - gone. And so begins Jethro's journey back to a whole life. This is the story of a wounded soldier and what happens to survivors.Ill, p.267.non-fictionIt's 1967 and Jethro is a 20-year-old Aussie lad who is about to take up his new posting in Vietnam. Five months later Jethro is on his way home in a medic chopper with a third of his body blown away: one leg is amputated, his right hand and half of his left hand - gone. And so begins Jethro's journey back to a whole life. This is the story of a wounded soldier and what happens to survivors.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, The last valley : Dien Bien Phu and the French defeat in Vietnam, 2005
Martin Windrow's book is an account of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the first defeat of modern Western forces by a guerilla army.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.734.non-fictionMartin Windrow's book is an account of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the first defeat of modern Western forces by a guerilla army.vietnam war 1945-1975 – french involvement, battle of dien bien phu -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan McMillan et al, In the line of fire : real stories of Australians at war, from Gallipoli to Vietnam, 2005
In the line of fire' explores the nature of combat from the perspective of the men doing the actual fighting. From the heights of Gallipoli to the trenches of the Western Front, from the deserts of North Africa to the jungle POW camps of the Thai-Burma Railway, from the savage cold of a Korean winter to the steamy heat of Vietnam this book details what it's really like to be in the line of fire. Also it reveals the experiences of Australian women at war and the combat photographers.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.358.non-fictionIn the line of fire' explores the nature of combat from the perspective of the men doing the actual fighting. From the heights of Gallipoli to the trenches of the Western Front, from the deserts of North Africa to the jungle POW camps of the Thai-Burma Railway, from the savage cold of a Korean winter to the steamy heat of Vietnam this book details what it's really like to be in the line of fire. Also it reveals the experiences of Australian women at war and the combat photographers.military participation - australia, sustralia - history - military -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, George Pemberton, Vietnam remembered, 2009
This book assesses what the Vietnam War meant - on the battlefield and in Australia. Includes the names of all those who served and images from both the homefront and the front lines.Ill, notes, p.308.non-fictionThis book assesses what the Vietnam War meant - on the battlefield and in Australia. Includes the names of all those who served and images from both the homefront and the front lines.vietnam war 1961-1975, australia - politics and government - 1961-1975 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Ten years after : Vietnam today, 1983
A pictorial essay of Vietnam ten years after the conflictIll, maps, p.114.non-fictionA pictorial essay of Vietnam ten years after the conflictvietnam - pictorial works, vietnam - politics and government -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Latrobe University et al, Australia's Vietnam war in history and memory, 2002
Vietnam War - Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War - Conscription - Protests against involvement in Vietnam WarIll, maps. p.120.non-fictionVietnam War - Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War - Conscription - Protests against involvement in Vietnam Warvietnam war - 1961-1975, vietnam war - 1961-1975 - politics and government - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, Vietnam : the Australian experience, 1987
A summary of the involvement of Australian tropps in the Vietnam conflictIndex, bibliography, ill, maps, p.300.non-fictionA summary of the involvement of Australian tropps in the Vietnam conflictvietnam war - 1961-1975, vietnam conflict - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Blandford Press, Vietnam river warfare, 1945-1975, 1986
The story of how western forces used the "brown waterways" to move troops and equipmentIndex, ill, maps, p.160.non-fictionThe story of how western forces used the "brown waterways" to move troops and equipmentvietnam war 1961-1975 - history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - naval operations -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Osprey Publishing, Vietnam tracks : armor in battle 1945-75, 1982
The role of armoured vehicles in the Vietnam conflictIll, maps, p.191.non-fictionThe role of armoured vehicles in the Vietnam conflictvietnam war 1961-1975 - armoured vehicles, armoured vehicles - vietnam war - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Arch Cape Press, Vietnam : the war in the air, 1987
An illustrated history of the air war during the Vietnam conflictIndex, bibliography, ill, maps, p.255.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the air war during the Vietnam conflictvietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - aerial operations -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Squadron Signal Publications, Vietnam scrapbook: An army pilots combat tour, 2008
A US military pilots reminisces of his tour in VietnamIll, p.80.non-fictionA US military pilots reminisces of his tour in Vietnamvietnam conflict 1961-1975 - aerial operations, vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - personal recollections -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Boston Publishing Company, South Vietnam on trial, 1984
Photography, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.Index, Bibliography, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionPhotography, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.vietnam war 1961-1975, vietnam - history - 20th century -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Alick Jackomos et al, Forgotten heroes : Aborigines at war from the Somme to Vietnam, 1993
The involvement of Victorian and New South Wales Aboriginal people in war; World War One; World War Two; Korea; Vietnam; James Lovett; Hannah Lovett; Reg Rawlings; Henry Thorpe; John Firebrace; Dan Cooper; Jackson Stewart; Reg Saunders; Harry Saunders; George Birkett; Bill Egan; Jack Kennedy; Linda (Lester) Nihill; Marge Tucker; Alice Lovett; Connie Alberts; Stewart Murray; Norman Herbert Franklin; Bill Edwards; Lester Marks Harradine; Clarke family; Merv Bundle; Leo Maxwell Muir; Glen James; Graham Atkinson; Pat Owen; Cummeragunga; Lake Tyers; Framlingham; list of Aboriginal servicemen and women; different treatment of Aboriginal people during the war and after; introduction by Terry Garwood annotated separately.Ill, p.88.The involvement of Victorian and New South Wales Aboriginal people in war; World War One; World War Two; Korea; Vietnam; James Lovett; Hannah Lovett; Reg Rawlings; Henry Thorpe; John Firebrace; Dan Cooper; Jackson Stewart; Reg Saunders; Harry Saunders; George Birkett; Bill Egan; Jack Kennedy; Linda (Lester) Nihill; Marge Tucker; Alice Lovett; Connie Alberts; Stewart Murray; Norman Herbert Franklin; Bill Edwards; Lester Marks Harradine; Clarke family; Merv Bundle; Leo Maxwell Muir; Glen James; Graham Atkinson; Pat Owen; Cummeragunga; Lake Tyers; Framlingham; list of Aboriginal servicemen and women; different treatment of Aboriginal people during the war and after; introduction by Terry Garwood annotated separately.australia - military forces - aboriginal members, australia - aboriginals - personal histories - military -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Michael Joseph, Vietnam : the decisive battles, 1990
Illustrates the decisive battle of the Vietnam war that led to the ultimate American defeatIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.200.non-fictionIllustrates the decisive battle of the Vietnam war that led to the ultimate American defeatvietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam war - battles -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Bison Group, The Vietnam War, day by day, 1989
A chronological history of the Vietnam conflictIndex, ill, maps, p.224.A chronological history of the Vietnam conflictvietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Bison Group, The complete military history of the Vietnam War, 1990
That the Vietnam War represents a watershed in American military and political history no one doubts. But what sor of a watershed was it? Certainly it caused many americans to lose sme cherished illusions about why the United States goes to war, how it fights a war and on what terms it is willing to end a war. But in place of those lost illusions was anything substantial really learned?Index, ill, maps, p.176.That the Vietnam War represents a watershed in American military and political history no one doubts. But what sor of a watershed was it? Certainly it caused many americans to lose sme cherished illusions about why the United States goes to war, how it fights a war and on what terms it is willing to end a war. But in place of those lost illusions was anything substantial really learned?vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works, vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Bison Books, The pictorial history of the Vietnam War, 1988
Explores in graphic detail the conflict in Vietnam from the origins to the American defeatIndex, ill, maps, p.208.Explores in graphic detail the conflict in Vietnam from the origins to the American defeatvietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Osprey Publishing, RF-8 Crusaders over Cuba and Vietnam, 2000
Describes the role of the RF-8 Crusader in the Vietnam conflictIll, p.63.non-fictionDescribes the role of the RF-8 Crusader in the Vietnam conflictvietnam conflict 1961-1975 - aerial operations, rf-8 crusader -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Osprey Publishing, F-8 Crusader units of Vietnam, 2000
Describes the role of the F-8 Crusader in the Vietnam conflictIll, p.63.non-fictionDescribes the role of the F-8 Crusader in the Vietnam conflictvietnam conflict 1961-1975 - aerial operations, f-8 crusader units -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Lifetime Distributors Pty. Ltd, Title Vietnam : a war lost and won, 2004
This comprehensive and balanced account provides a highly original look at the emotive impact of the first 'media' war, charting not only the course of the war in Vietnam, but also seeking to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective. The book also includes first-hand testimony on the highly charged issue of American personnel who went missing in action.Index, ill, map, p.240non-fictionThis comprehensive and balanced account provides a highly original look at the emotive impact of the first 'media' war, charting not only the course of the war in Vietnam, but also seeking to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective. The book also includes first-hand testimony on the highly charged issue of American personnel who went missing in action. vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - us involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Payne VC : the story of Australia's most decorated soldier of the Vietnam War, 2009
The dramatic story of an Australian soldier who was awarded the VC for his extraordinary bravery in Vietnam, only to return home to spend years struggling with depression, alcohol and prescription drugs, before turning his life aroundIndex, ill, p.244.non-fictionThe dramatic story of an Australian soldier who was awarded the VC for his extraordinary bravery in Vietnam, only to return home to spend years struggling with depression, alcohol and prescription drugs, before turning his life aroundvietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - personal recollections
