In October 1966 a group of 28 soldiers was chosen to form Australia's first specialist Reconnaissance Platoon in the vietnam War. One of this platoon's section commanders was a 20 year old regular soldier called Bob Kearney, who led a series of deadly patrols while the First Australian Task Force established its headquarters in South Vietnam. 1961-1975 - reconnaissance operations, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, cpl bob kearney, 1st australian tast force

This is the graphic and untold story of the pilots and crews of Australia's fleet of Iroquois helicopters during the Vietnam War - their triumphs and losses, and the legacy of the experience that many still carry today.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, australian, military helicopters -- vietnam, royal australian air force

On 11th august 1915, Grace Wilson, an Australian matron on Lemnos, wrote of some of her Gallipoli patrons. australia. army. australian army nursing service - history, history of nursing, australian army nursing service

Was Vietnam a case of Australia fighting 'other people's war'?vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian

A collection of poems written about Australian soldiersSlouch Hat Soldiers is about the everyday experiences of war - not least, it's about families and mateship and all sorts of sacrifice.australians - vietnam - poetry, world war, 1914-1918 -- poetry, world war, 1939-1945 -- poetry

non-fictionThis monumental narrative clarifies, analyzes, and demystifies the tragic ordeal of the Vietnam war. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, united states

Presents the view of the North Vietnamese combat photographersthis book is about faces, really - the faces f the communist Vietnamese who drove France out of Vietnam, then killed Americans till we got the idea too, ten destroyed the anti-communist Army of the Republic of Vietnam. And it's about how North Vietnamese photographers saw thos faces, and showed them to their people.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- pictorial works, war photographers, vietnamese, north vietnamese photographers, army of the republic of vietnam (arvn)

Follow Frank through the war zones of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, guerilla-infested areas of Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines and the exotic capitals of the region.vietnam, laos, cambodia

All the agonies of the Vietnam war - the suffering and sacrifices of the South Vietnamese and U.S. military personnel combating the Viet Cong - are vividly portrayed in this impressive collection of drawings.vietnam war, 1961- 1975 - pictorial works

In many ways the Digger is a study of contradictions: he doesn't crave war yet he will fight with unequalled ferocity: he hates spit and polish but will hold his discipline under the most trying conditions; he is tough yet compassionate; he hates his enemy until he surrenders, then he is generous in victory; he despises histrionics but will cry unashamedly at the loss of a mate...mateship (australia), soldiers - australia

Contains 94 photos, 80 in colourA collection of coloured and black and white photographs with a story on each of them.vietnam war, 1961- 1975 - pictorial works

The 1968 Tet Offensive has been called the turning point of the Vietnam War. tet offensive, 1968, vietnam war

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, saigon, phuoc tuy

Three highly respected Fairfax journalists take a fresh look at the dramatic events of the Vietnam War in this fascinating and richly visual book. 1961-1975 - participation - australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - journalists

The book explores the changes in attitude of Americans towards the Vietnam War from the first film made, The Green Berets to Apocalypse Now & many other films in between (nearly 70).When the long-awaited Apocalypse Now exploded into public consciousness the movie business had completed a 180 degree turn. For many Francis Ford Coppola's mammoth project, though flawed, was the most savage indictment of the Vietnam War yet - a vision of harrowing and mindless carnage in which there were only victims. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, american, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - movies

Being a nurse always requires a cool head, a steady hand and an open heart. but if you're in a war zone the challenges are much harder.australia. army. royal australian army nursing corps., military nursing - vietnam

As Australia commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli, it is both saddening and heart warming to pause and reflect on those who died serving their communities and their country as surf lifesavers.soldiers -- australia, surf lifesaving (aquatic sports)

It is the everlasting and unchanging rule of this world that everything is created by a series of causes and conditions and everything disappears by the same rule; everything changes.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states - history - pictorial works

Between 1965 and 1972, elements of the Royal Australian Navy undertook continuous service in Vietnam - at sea and in the air. australia. royal australian navy, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - naval operations, australian

One of the more remarkable but little known campaigns of the Vietnam War was fought inside the 200 miles of secret tunnel networks around Saigon between Viet Cong guerrillas and special American forces known as "Tunnel Rats".guerrillas - vietnam - cu chi, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - vietnam - cu chi, tunnel rats

A story every American shoud read...it tells better than has been told before what is is like to fight in Vietnamvietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, american

The Communist role in the Anti-vietnam and Anit-Conscription movement.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia, propaganda, communist - australia

Assigned by Reuters to Vietnam, twenty-five year old correspondent Hugh Lunn left London with just 10 pounds for expenses and a one way ticket to Saigon. Arriving at the height of the war in 1967, he witnessed some of the most bloody and dramatic events, culminating in the 1968 Tet Offensice. Bombed, shot at, and lied to by the military, Hugh Lunn discovered that there was a war of words - and inages - as well as bullets.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, tet offensive (1968), saigon

Since our withdrawal from Vietnam in 1975 much work has been done to restore faith and hope back into the hearts and minds of our Vietnam Anzus Veterans. many veterans have come forward to help their mates. some of those mates have since passed on, at an early age, with hurt and distrust in their hearts.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - casualties statistics, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - australia

The tales of battle are chilling and the reader is given a sense of what it is like to fight an unseen enemy who might appear any time, anywhere and start shooting from ambush.united states. marine corps - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

A journalist looking back learns - or ought to learn - that his dispatches from the field were temporal and limited, as befits the nature of his occupation.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states

It was called a "platoon leader's war". It was like no other war America had ever fought - beneath the dense canopy of jungle, in underground tunnels and foxholes, against an unseen, elusive enemy.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- campaigns