As he flew over South East Asia towards Vietnam, Captain Barry Petersen struggled to keep an aura of calm. Inwardly he was incredibly excited. Age 28, highy trained, with experience in anti-communist guerill warfare, he was about to embark on the biggest and most important mission of his life.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)

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

War By Other Means tells the story of the creation and implementation of a communist policy in Vietnam during a crucial yet hitherto largely unexplored period - between the 1954 Geneva Conference and the establishment of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam in December 1960.vietnam - history - 1945-1975, geneva conference 1954, national front fr the liberation of south vietnam, viet cong

You Americans don't understand. You are making beggars of our children, prostitutes of our women, and Communists of our men. These words were uttered by a young Vietanese teacher.vietnam - foreign relations - united states, united states - foreign relations - vietnam, south, south east asia, communist

When Special Forces Sergeant Geoge E. Smith went to Vietnam in early 1963, he thought it was to save the "democratic" Diem regime from the Chinese Communists. Set down in a sugar plantation owned by Diem's sister-in-law Madame Nhu, he grew frustrated and synical. then guerrilla regulars overran his camp in a perfectly executed night attack. He was a prisoner of the Vietcong. 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - prisoners and prisons, vietcong, american special forces, sgt george e. smith, chinese communist, diem regime, madame nhu

The shadowy Comintern agent Nguyen An Quoc, introduced to the world as Ho Chi Minh (Ho the Most Enlightened) in 1945, before the symbol of Vietnamese communism in the years after he took power as his country's first President.ho chi minh, 1890-1969, president johnson, vietnamese communist party

On the reverse reads: Hay Lam Theo Sau Day De Tro Ve Chanh Nghis Quoc Gia. We urge you to doe the following to return to the National Government.We urge you to return to the National Government. To the right of the information there is a photo of soldiers on one side. On the reverse side of the pamphlet the writing is in Vietnamese.pamphlet, psycological warfare, propaganda, nva/vc, viet cong, 7th battalion, 1st battalion, terry michael collie, the royal australian regiment, 2790361, national government

As he flew over South East Asia towards Vietnam, Captain Barry Petersen struggled to keep an aura of calm. Inwardly he was incredibly excited. Age 28, highy trained, with experience in anti-communist guerill warfare, he was about to embark on the biggest and most important mission of his life.petersen, barry -- career in armed forces, vietnam -- officers -- biography, vietnam -- officers, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, montagnard (vietnamese people), aattv, australian army training team vietnam (aattv)

Printed book. Paperback. 291 pages. Pages 1-32 missing. Citation: Adams, Paul and Lee, Christopher (eds), Frank Hardy and the Literature of Commitment, Carlton North, Vic., Vulgar Press, 2003. BDMHS Location: AR/SU63/S2non-fictionThe writer and novelist Frank Hardy spent most of his childhood and early adulthood in Bacchus Marsh. Hardy wrote numerous works of fiction and non-fiction in his lifetime. His most famous work is the 1950 novel, 'Power Without Glory'. A short story collection titled 'Legends from Benson's Valley, published in 1963 is loosely based upon his early lifetime memories of living in Bacchus Marsh during the 1930s. Hardy was was an active member of the Communist Party of Australia for most of his life. He tried unsuccessfully on two occasions to be elected to the Federal Parliament as a representative of the Communist party. Hardy died in North Carlton, Melbourne in 1994 aged 76. This work is a collection of critical essays about Hardy's work and life by several different writers and critics. It also includes a posthumously published essay by Hardy and Dave Nadel's 'key to Power Without Glory'.frank hardy 1917-1994, bacchus marsh writers