Ill, p.214.A personal account of an Australians Vietnam conflict experiencevietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - personal recollections

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.403.non-fictionThe French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II was a struggle in which ordinary people fought for their liberty, despite terrible odds and horrifying repression. Hundreds of thousands of Frenchmen and women carried out an armed struggle against the Nazis, producing underground anti-fascist publications and supplying the Allies with vital intelligence. Based on hundreds of French eye-witness accounts and including recently-released archival material, The Resistance uses dramatic personal stories to take the reader on one of the great adventures of the 20th century.world war 1939-1945 - resistance, france - german occupation - 1940-1945

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

An account of the anti-Vietnam demonstration held in Washington in October 1967 that is 'also about the nature of politics and power, about why the Americans should and should not be in Vietnam, it's about anxiety, middle age and marriage...about the art of writing...' it's about action, totalilarianism, voilence, fear, boredom and all the facets of contemporary American schizophrenia. 1961 - 1975 - united states, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - demonstrations-united states

To many people Vietnam was a "reporters' war", reported in many cases from bars in downtown Saigon. The accounts in this book are written by Diggers who served there, and tell the true story of what conditions were really like.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian

The war billed on the marquee as a John Wayne shoot 'em up test of manhood turns out to be a warped version of Peter Pan. Vietnam was a brutal Neverneverland outside time and space, where little boys didn't have to grow up. They just grew old before their time.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography, conscription

A graphic account of what the war was like in terms of those who fought it ...it speaks with the voice of a true soldier.vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian

None So Blind is a unique work by a unique author. Beginning in the early 1950s and continuing far longer that any of his contemporaries, George Allen had the guts to spear truth to power - telling successive senior authorities in Vietnam and Washington, D.C. that their conduct of the war was la losing one.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - secret service - united states, indochine war, 1947-1954-secret service - united states

Admiral Stockdale's account of the Tonkin Bay occurrence is exciting and revelatory history; and he has justly become a national figure for his heroic and canny leadership of the American prisoners of war in Hanoi.air pilots, military - united states - biography, united states. navy - aviation - biography, prisoners of war - vietnam - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

A brillant account of the American's last 48 hours in the war torn country. If you've never felt sad or cried over the Vietnam war, you will when you read this book. 1961-1975 - personal narratives - british, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, fall of saigon, american soldier

The war billed on the marguee as a John Wayne shoot 'em up test of manhood turns out to be a warped version of Peter Pan. Vietnam was a brutal Neverneverland outside time and space, where little boys didn't have to grow up. They just grew old before their time vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

This in an account of one man's remarkable experience in Vietnam which can be compared in intensity with the war writings of Robert Graves. united states army, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american

This in an account of one man's remarkable experience in Vietnam which can be compared in intensity with the war writings of Robert Graves.united states army, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american

An authentic and courageous account of his experience. Such honesty challenges the reviewer to make a personal response...vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography

In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography, conscription

In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography, conscription

In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography, conscription

In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography, conscription

This gut-wrenching firsthand account of the war is a classic in the Annals of Vietnam literature.unites states. marine corps. division, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

He was a former Marine hero, banished in disgrace from the Corps. Yet he maintained the military code of conduct in the torture cells of the enemy. this is the true, firsthand account of America's longest-held 'civilian' prisoner of war in Vietnam, and his courageous return to honour.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - prisoners and prisons, north vietnamese, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

Behind Enemy Lines is an honest, personal account of one man's career as an SAS soldier.australia. army. special air service - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, australia. army. special air service regiment, sas soldier, infantry soldiers

Assorted personal papers, cards and letter belonging to Private John William ELLIS 218,5334 24th Battalion and Australia Flying Corps. Born Rupanyup. Occ Farmer at Nyarrin. Served Gallipoli and Western Front. Returned to Australia 15/2/1918YMCA Aldwych Hut x 2 No 46137 and 46200 Bed only YMCA In the Field notepaper dated Jan 7 1918 handwritten letter in pencil Receipt dated Mar 29 1919 for Australian piano and stool. Four page letter written in pencil dated July 10th France from brother Bob Statement of Account for AIF pay and allowances Pte J W Ellis Card - cream coloured - From the Majoress of Exeter and Committee Wishing you good luck Card - cream coloured stamped in red Massage Dept. Daily Appointment with handwriting in pen Card x 2 one pink one orange Welcome Home - Returned Soldier's Hospitality Committee, FremantleAs abovejohn william ellis, 24th battalion, ww1, personal papers

First world war experiences written and published in booklet form entitled "My Brother" by Leo Blanchard HANLY - Private 1702 served the 3 Light Horse Field Ambulance. Embarked on 15.7.1915 and returned on 2.1.1919. Leo wrote the book about his brother Theodore Hanly. Theodore and another brother, Joseph Dillon also served in the 3 LH Field Ambulance alongside Leo. This particular booklet was addressed to, inside front cover, "Matron McMillan from Leo Hanly 3-8-1982", 21 days prior to his passing.Personal account of experiences during WW1 by Leo HANLY Private 1702Blue cardboard covered rectangular booklet with thin dark blue inner border.Cover - "My Brother" Inside front cover handwritten " To Matron McMillan from Leo Hanly 3-8-'82"ww1, 3 light horse field ambulance, leo hanly, theodore hanly, joseph dillon hanly