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

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

Ill, p.25?.non-fictionDescription of the battle of Coral / Balmoralvietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works, vietnam conflict - australian involvement

Ill, p.139.Vietnam: Or War - Our Peace brings together 44 stories from the Vietnam veteran's community. vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works

Booklets in 2 foldersAustralia's military involvement in the Vietnam Conflict was the longest in duration of any war in Australia's history.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - anniversaries, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - chronology, terendak cemetery - malaysia, kranji war cemetery, nui dat

Told through interviews with North Vietnamese, former Vietcong and Southern Opposition Leadersvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, vietcong, vietnam - history - 1945-1975

For many years it was widely accepted that American political and diplomatic pressure was the reason for Australia's entry into the Vietnam War. However, top secret documents from the period indicate that: Australia had volunteered the use ofcombat troops some time before the decision was announced in April 1965.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - australia, australian government

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A colour photograph of Hat Dich, South Vietnam, December 1969. Australian United Press International War Correspondent Denis Gibbons, in a night harbour position with members of the 8th Battalion from the Royal Australian Regiment, watches a medic burn contaminated dressings following the treatment of wounded diggers in a contact with the NVA/VietCong.photograph, hat dich, united press international, war correspondents - australia, 8th battalion, royal australian regiment, medic, nva/vc, gibbons collection catalogue, 8 rar, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, (1961-1975). history- sources, nva viet cong

Told in the words of those who fought the war and those who reported on its happeningsvietnam war, wars history, 1961-1975, u.s. forces

The Viet Nam Wars tells the story of the three wars fought in Viet Nam since 1945: an anti-colonial war, directed against the French, ending with the Viet Minh's victory at Dien Bien Phu in 1954; a war if national reunification, pursued by the northern Vietnamese against their southern counterparts, culminating in the fall of Saigon in 1975; and intimately connected with this internal conflict, a war against American forces that lasted from 1965 until 1973.indochinese war, 1946-1954, vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975, dien bien phu, fall of saigon

Based on investigative reporting by Neil Sheehan, E.W. Kenworthy, FBox Butterfield & Hedrick Smith.the most significant leaks of classified material in American history.vietnam war (1961-1975), president kennedy, ngo dinh diem, tonkin gulf, tet offensive

More than sixty-three thousand young Australians were drafted into national service during the Vietnam War. The 'nashos' were chosen by chance, when their birth dates were drawn from a lottery barrel. Not all of them ended up in Vietnam, but their random fate came to symbolise the war, and divide a nation. vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, draft -- australia -- history, australia -- armed forces -- recruiting, national service, nasho, private errol noack, battle of long tan, operation bribie, vung tau, the battle of coral and balmoral, trooper normie rowe, battle of binh ba

Two decades ago, Australians were at war in Vietnam. By the time the engagement had ended, 47,000 Australians had participated in the most controversial military involvement in Australia's recent history vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives , australian, australia - politics and government - 1945 -

Shelby Stanton's Vietnam Order of Battle has been the "Bible" for the Army's Southeast Asia War Records project, which has been hastened immeasurably by having this accurate and excellently compiled reference work at hand - it is an information source without equal. deployment of forces, united states. army -- history -- vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975

The Vietnam of 1990 is far removed from the war-torn country of 1966, but the memories of destruction remain.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, long tan, 1966, battle of long tan

In August 1945, the Vietnamese people led by the Communist Party and President Ho Chi Ninh rose up to wrest back national independence and freedom from the French colonial ists and Japanese fascists.vietnam history - 1945 - 1975, vietnam war (1961-1975), indochinese war, 1946-1954, president ho chi ninh

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

Memoirs of war from Vietnamvietnam war (1961-1975), central highlands

The Viet Cong D440 Battalion telling their story of the Battle of Binh Ba 1961-1975 - regimental history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns, vietnam 1969, battle of binh ba

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 Pentagon history was obtained by Neil Sheehan.This is the definitive edition of the Pentagon Papers as published by the New York Times.vietnam war (1961-1975), united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - politics and government - 1945-1975

Vietnam:An Australian Analysis is the fourth volume in a series of background books sponsored by the Australian Institute of International Affairs, on countries and peoples linked geograohically economically or strategically with Australai and New Zealand.vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - australia, australian institute of international affairs, president ngo dinh diem, geneva conference 1954

What was it like in Vietnam? This book describes the experiences of a small group of Australian infantrymen who were at the sharp end of the war. Ti covers their time in Vietnam, he emotional cost of their service, and a return trip to that country many years later. 1961-1975 - social aspects, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects

Vietnam Fragments is a rare collection of impressions, reactions, feelings and fears - the often spell-bounding personal experiences of Australians who saw active service in the second Indo-China War. This was Australia's longest war. vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian army

'My first impression upon landing in Saigon was, "What have I got myself into?" ... I had left Australia where conditions were normal and suddenly, in twelve or so hours' flying time to South Viet Nam, there I was in a war zone - it was hard to comprehend...'vietnam war, 1961-1975- australia, australia. army, saigon

This is a work of great value since it is the first time materials both at home and abroad have been collected in a book to describe and explain the significance and relationship of the five Ho Chi Minh trails in support of the liberation war of South Viet Nam as well as in communication between southern and northern Viet Nam.ho chi minh trail, vietnam war (1961-1975)

The most complete account yet of Australia's longest war.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - australia, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia, ngo dinh diem, tet offensive

Asian Alternatives takes readers into the corridors of power in Canberra and inside Australia's secret diplomatic dealings to analyse the forces that shaped Australia's policies of the 1960s.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - australia, australia - foreign relations - united states

Unheraled Victory reveals how American, Australian, New Zealand and Allied troops defeated the Viet Cong at the very time the media decided the war was lost. vietnam history - 1945 - 1975, vietnam war - 1961-1975 - campaigns, vietnam war - 1962-1975 - mass media and the conflict, american servicemen, australian troops, new zealand troops, allied troops

Born in Mount Gambier, South Australia, in 1951, Michael English was educated at Christian Brothers College. In 1968 he enlisted in the Regular Army, and served for six years with 3 RAR. This service included a ten-month tour of duty in Vietnam in 1971. Operation Overlord was one of the actions in which Michael was involved.australia. army. battalion, vietnamese conflict , 1961- 1975 - campaigns - vietnam - long khanh (province)., vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia, 3 rar, batle of long khanh, operation overlord