We know about the politics that got us into and out of the war. We know about the big battles Long Tan, Coral, Balmoral, Binh Ba.. We know about the soial issues, conscription, drugs, moratotiums, the uneasy returns home... And we know about the legacy: the trauma. the PTSD. the divorces, the suicides.....nui dat, vietnam, 1 rar, 161 recce flight, 2 rar, aattv, binh ba, propaganda, battle of long tan

For ten years Australia was entangled, on the losing side, in a Southeast Asian guerilla war. Australia's Vietnam explores the politics of Australian decision-making before and after the commitment of combat troops to South Vietnam during 1965-72. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - australia

In Vietnam, the newsman is reporting a strange, baffling, frontless war - and an even stranger, more baffling, faceless political scene.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - history, vietnam - history

The author is a former Prime Minister of South Vietnam.A former Air Force pilot and general, Nguyen Cao Ky, born in 1930 was prime minister of the Republic of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1967 and vice president from 1967 to 1971. He elped write the constitution of Vietnam and helped oversee the first free elections in that country. Upon the fall of Saigon, Ky and family fled to the United States.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states, prime ministers -- vietnam -- biography, vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975, nguyen cao ky, fall of saigon, republic of vietna, republic of vietnam

"Vietnam" A Portrait of its people at War stands out as one of the most penetrating and valuable studies of the conflict. vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, viet cong., vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975.

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

Over the thrity years of his career as commander in chief (of Cummunist forces in Vietnam). Giap not only frustrated the designs of two nations far stronger that his own both militarily and technologically, but also continually built up the strength and capabilities of his own military forces, seamlessly integrating them into a resilient political infrastructure that he himself had no small hand in creating. generals -- vietnam -- biography, vietnam (democratic republic). qua^n do ^i -- biography

This is the story of the Vietnam War, told in the words of the people who lived it - soldiers and civilians, officers and political leaders, reporters and diplomats.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- united states

"Vietnam" A Portrait of its people at War stands out as one of the most penetrating and valuable studies of the conflict.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, viet cong., vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975.

For ten years Australia was entangled, on the losing side, in a Southeast Asian guerilla war. Australia's Vietnam explores the politics of Australian decision-making before and after the commitment of combat troops to South Vietnam during 1965-72. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - australia

Gregory Pemberton provides clear, scholarly, objective analysis of how Australia became involved in the Vietnam War. he unravels skillfully and systematically the complex skein of political and military events which led the Menzies Government to embark on this tragic commitment. He provides the most thorough and dispassionate account of Australian-American relations in the 1950s and 60s yet published.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, australia - foreign relations - 20th century., united states - foreign relations - 20th century.

This book has come into being through default of any comprehensive treatment of Giap in the two major roles for which he has achieved world notice.vietnam history - 20th century, vietnam - politics and government - 20th century, north v, north vietnam, dien bien phu, red river delta, battle of vinh yen

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 -

tilting of Dominoes: Australia and the Vietnam War tells the story of our country's involvement in the Vietnam War, from the political naivety of the 1950s through to the more enlightened and informed society of the late 1960s.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian

Joseph Buttinger is one of the leading Western experts on Vietnam; not only on the recent tragic war, but on the entire history and culture of the country. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - politics and government

In 1965 Australia invited itself to a war. For many years it was widely accepted that American political and diplomatic pressure was the reson for Australia's entry into Vietnam War. vietnamese conflict , vietnam war

Viet-Nam, a narrow strip of land that snakes down the Indochinese coast, harbors a population of 30 million peasants, Buddhists, mandarins, mountaineers, Catholics, communists.vietnam - history, indochina

Of the many armed conflicts that make this century so distressingly rich in human misery, none has lasted as long as the struggle for Vietnam; and although other conflicts have had deeper effects upon mankind, none compares with in it political complexity and unresolved consequences.vietnam, history

Inerest in the vietnam War has focussed on its global significance and on the domestic political responses which the war engendered.australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia, aattv, saig, saigon

Viet-Nam, a narrow strip of land that snakes down the Indochinese coast, harbors a population of 30 million peasants, Buddhists, mandarins, mountaineers, Catholics, communists.vietnam - history, indochina

The aim of the seminar from which these papers and discussions derived was to analyse the basic causes and underlying political dynamics of the tow related conflicts that were then (September 1978) welling up between Vietnam, Kampuchea and China.cambodian-vietnamese conflict, 1977-1991 - congresses, vietnam - foreign relations - china - congresses, china - foreign relations - vietnam - congresses

In this revised and expanded edition of their widely acclaimed pioneering work, the authors, both historians associated with Princeton University, view their subject from the standpoint of political as well as military consideration, examining the fundamentals of guerrilla warfare and the problems it entails in historical and contemporary contexts.revolutionary war, civil war

War takes a blender to standards and values...Men come back and spend the rest of their lives trying to find out who they are. 1961-1975 - political aspects - australia, vietnam war

All those who glibly, or hysterically, view the Vietnamese tragedy should hurriedly expend tow guineas in order to see just how deep and extensive the tragedy is .... this volume deserves to be a best seller. then, perhaps, the Vietnamese tragedy will no be extended indefinitely.communist strategy, southeast asia - politics and government - 1945

Starting with the consolidation of the Diem Regime through to President Thieu's regimevietnam - history, saigon, diem regime, president diem, president thieu

For South Vietnam the year 1964 opened with the government in turmoil. Reeling from the November 1963 coup, the government had been purged of supporters of outsed President Ngo Dinh Diem, and the individuals who had replaced them were very often political hacks of little experience or ability.vietnam -- history., vietnam peace movement, montagnard (vietnamese people), 1961-1975., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states., president ngo dinh diem

The Royal Institute of International Affairs in an unofficial and non-political body, founded in 1920 to encourage and facilitate the scientific study of international questions. The Institute, as such, is precluded by the terms of its Royal Charter from expressing an opinion on any aspect of international affairs. Any opinions expressed in this publication are not, therefore, those of the Institute.indochina - history -1945, dien bien phu, battle of, vietnam, 1954, north vietnam, republic of vietnam

Systematic Terrorism is one of most formidable weapons in the Communist armoury.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - atrocities, political atrocities - vietnam