A black and white photograph North West of the 1st Australian Task Force Base, 05/09/1970, 44 gallon drums of high octane fuel exploded into a fireball as Australian troops clear NVA/VietCong rice paddies and vegetable gardensphotograph, 1 atf, nva/vc, rice paddies, gibbons collection catalogue, fire ball

A black and white photograph of Diggers from 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR on Operation Atherton, 11 miles North West of the Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, signal the Dustoff crew to operate the winch for a wounded mate casevaced to hospital. Casualities were 1 dead and 14 wounded.photograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, a coy, 8 rar, dustoff, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, australian task force, nui dat

A black and white photograph of Diggers from 1 Platoon, A Company, 8 RAR on Operation Atherton, 11 miles North West of the Australain Task Force Base, Nui Dat, prepare a wounded mate for winching out of thick jungle to be casevaced to hospital, casualities were 1 dead and 14 wounded.photograph, 1 atf, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, dustoff, gibbons collection catalogue, digger, australian task force, nui dat

This item commemorates the war in Vietnam.A front page of a magazine called "Weekend Off". The coloured photo is of soldiers seated in rows or sitting on the ground. In the background soldiers are sitting on vehicles. Cover picture - "The place Nui Dat"; The occasion - "A respite from the grim business of war. The soldiers many of them West Australians gathered in a natural amphitheater to hear a concert given by West Australian performers. It was the first WA concert party to visit Vietnam.concert, soldiers - australia, west australia, weekend magazine, vietnam, edgley

A black and white photograph - elemments of 1 RAR, operating in the Hat Dich area North West of the 1ATF Base struggle through what was once virgin thick jungle, the result of of a night of concentrated artillery fire on a large NVA/VietCong bunker complex. (circa Dec 1969)photograph, 1 rar, hat dich, 1 atf base, nva/vc, gibbons collection catalogue

A coloured photograph of a US Army CH47 Chinook medium helicopter carries ammunition and supplies to A Battery 2/35th US Artillery, attached to the Australian Artillery Regiment, at an Australian Fire Support Base. The Battery was operating north west of the 1 ATF Base, Ben Hoa province during the 1969 Tet Offensive. The battery was supporting 4 RAR/NZphotograph, chinook, 2/35th us artillery, tet offensive, 1969, 1 atf base, australian artillery regiment, 4 rar nz, gibbons collection catalogue

A black and white photograph of An RAAF Caribouaircraft of 35 Sqn attempts to paradrop 105mm amunition to an Australian Fire Support Base north west of the Task Force Base. The parachutes obtained from the US forces failed to open causing each pallet to explode on impact.photograph, caribou, raaf, 35 squadron, gibbons collection catalogue

A black and white photograph of an Australian Engineers crawls around a road block constructed by VietCong across the National Highway North West of the Province capital Baria. Once the charges and mines were isolated, the Engineer cleared the obstruction and reopened the roadphotograph, nva/vc, engineers, baria, gibbons collection catalogue

Tucked between India and china is a bulge known as Indochina and south and west of this bulge are the Malayan Peninsula, the three thousand islands of Indonesia, and the seven thousand islands of the Philippines.southeast asia - history, indochina

The Pulitzer Prize winner who first disclosed the massacre at My Lai 4 now uncovers the full story of how those involved - from private ti general - kept is secret. What he reveals is shockig - from the amorphous but very real "West Point Protective Association" to the fact that an extensive but closed investigation by the Army itself covered up another massacre by the same unit on the same morning in a neighboring village.my lai massacre (vietnam : 1968), vietnamese conflict , 1961- atrocities

On a glorious sunny day in 1962, 807 young cadets were sworn in at West Point, America's top military academy. Inspired by John F. Kennedy's call to serve the nation, they dreamed of becoming heroes. Little could they imagine the long dark yourney that lay ahead.united states. army, president kennedy

What we are up against in South-East Asia is a carefully prepared and skilfully executed plan to destroy Western power and influence by tactics which begin with subversion in remote and neglected areas, move into armed revolt, and proceed, so the Communists hope, to the conference table.indochina - history - 1945, south east asia

non-fictionLong after the last spasm of the Vietnam War, the day tank no. 844 trundled through the Presidential gates in Saigon after a journey of over two throusand miles, the memories and experiences of this ferocious conflict continue to haunt a whole generation, East and West.vietnam, saigon

non-fictionOn a glorious sunny day in 1962, 807 young cadets were sworn in at West Point, America's top military academy. Inspired by John F. Kennedy's call to serve the nation, they dreamed of becoming heroes. Little could they imagine the long dark journey that lay ahead. united states. army, president j f kennedy, vietnam

the West has had ample warning of the methods Communism would employ in the seeking expansions.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - campaigns, guerilla warfare

This book focuses on the effects of U.S. propaganda on America's Western allies - particularly France, West Germany and Great Britian - from the time when the Vietnam War began to escalate in 1965, to the American withdrawal and its immediate aftermath.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - propaganda, propaganda, american

Long after the last spasm of the Vietnam War, the day tank no. 844 trundled through the Presidential gates in Saigon after a journey of over two thousand miles, the memories and experiences of this ferocious conflict continue to haunt a whole generation, East and West.vietnam - description and travel, vietnam - pictorial works

What we are up against in South-East Asia is a carefully prepared and skillfully executed plan to destroy Western power and influence by tactics which begin with subversion in remote and neglected areas, move into armed revolt, and proceed, so the Communists hope, to the conference table.indochina - history - 1945, vietnam

(shortened version) Poster with American flag and words. I am a citizen of the USA I not speak your language. Please take me to someone who can protect me. My government with reward you. Written in many languages underneath.Published by aeronautical chart and informationcentre US Airforce. Lithographed Dec 1965 406825 South East Asia - West central Pacificposter

A black and white photograph of Musicians with the Official Mar-Apr 69 West Australian Concert Party warm up the audience of Diggers at 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, Luscombe Bowl prior to the lead and three back-up singers arriving on stage to entertain the diggers.photograph, entertainment, 1st atf base, west australian concert party, nui dat, luscombe bowl, gibbons collection catalogue, digger

A black and white photograph of a Trio with the Official Mar-Apr 69 West Australian Concert Party play instrumental rock and roll numbers for the Diggers at 1st Australian Task Force Base Nui Dat, Luscombe Bowl. The variety acts exhibited by the concert party's members was magnificant.photograph, entertainers, west australian concert party, 1 atf, nui dat, luscombe bowl, gibbons collection catalogue, digger

A black and white photograph of the comedian, comedienne, musicians and back-up singers of the official Mar-Apr 69 West Australian Concert Party, keep the Diggers at 1st Australian Task Force Base Nui Dat, at Luscombe Bowl guessing and smiling as they wait for the next bit of frivolityphotograph, entertainers, west australian concert party, 1 atf, nui dat, luscombe bowl, gibbons collection catalogue, digger

A coloured photograph of A US Army CH47 Chinook medium helicopter carries ammunition and supplies to A Battery 2/35th US Artillery, attached to the Australian Artillery Regiment, at and Australian Fire Support Base Ben Hoa province during the 1969 Tet Offensive. The battery was operating North West of the 1ATF Base. The battery was supporting 4 RAR/NZ.photograph, chinook, 2/35th us artillery, 4 rar nz, australian artillery regiment, fire support base, tet offensive, 1969, 4 rar nz, 1 atf, gibbons collection catalogue

One of the struggles between East and West is taking place in South Vietnam, an area whose culture has been virtually unknown to scholars. The author has used the small village of Khanh Hau, in the Mekong River delta southwest of Saigon, as a microcosm for the study of the rural physical setting, the beliefs and customs of the several religions that exist here side by side, the kinship and family pattern, the crops and agricultural methods, the economic, administrative, the legal systems, and the socioeconomic structure and mobility.ethnology -- vietnam, anthropology, cultural, mekong river, khanh hau

As Vietnam has opened up to the West since the late 1980s, awareness of the architectural richness of the national capital, Hanoi, has grown.hanoi (vietnam) - buildings, structures etc., hanoi (vietnam) - history

A black and white photograph of a digger 'Vietnamese Linguist' attached to 1st Australian Task Force, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, studies NVA/VietCong documents captured during a battle in the Hat Dich area, a major NVA/VietCong infiltration route, South West of the Australian Task Force Basephotograph, vietnamese linguist, 1st atf base, nui dat, nva/vc, hat dich, gibbons collection catalogue, australian task force, documents

A black and white photograph of Engineer 'Tunnel Rats' prepare to blow a NVA/VietCong bunker complex and its connecting tunnels, and at the same time seed the underground area with C.S, gas crystals North West of the 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province.photograph, 1st atf base, nui dat, tunnel rats, nva/vc, gibbons collection catalogue, engineers, c s gas