Uncomprising and remarkably brave .. A Soldier Returns is a deeply and personal and critical assessment of the Australian presence in Vietnam 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - journalism, military - australia

Uncomprising and remarkably brave .. A Soldier Returns is a deeply and personal and critical assessment of the Australian presence in Vietnam 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - journalism, military - australia

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

...a fascinating and rewarding journey through the experience of our modern Armoured Corps at war. To read is to recall the dust, the mud, the noise and smells, the laughter and the dedication of those great times, those great men. By Peter Cosgrove, Lieutenant General, Chief of Armyaustralia. army. royal australian armoured corps., vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, general peter cosgrove, sir peter cosgrove

The Vietnam War was the longest, most bitterly devisive and least successful in which Australians have ever fought. It left a legacy of suffering and rejection amoung veterans which has only recently begun to be overcome. In Memories of Vietnam some Australians who knew the was from close up look back over the years and recall their experience in their own words.vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography

The tracking lead jerked like a fast jag on a fishhook, Caesar's ears shot up and his shoulders hunched forward. The Viet Cong was fifty yards to my right front, stretching his arms above his head. There were three men at least...and a machine-gun on the track facing me. Scarcely able to breathe, I reeled Caesar back.. and gave a thumbs down. Enemy. And I had them coldvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, dogs - war use

For lovers of comedy, this collectiion of short stories and anecodes offers some interesting scenarios.australian wit and humour, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - humor

For lovers of comedy, this collectiion of short stories and anecodes offers some interesting scenarios.australian wit and humour, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - humor

In 1961, the CIA invited Serong, then in Burma, to Vietnam to advise on the war. armies - australia - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1075 - biography, ted serong

Here at last is the true story of how it feels to be an Australian fighting or working in Vietnam. It tells of the men - and women - who have the same kind of cheerful courage which has typified generations of Australians, and who in Vietnam successfully adapted themselves to a completely kind of war. 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian

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 task force

Being a record of British & Foreign Decorations awarded to Australian Servicemen.Awards have been a controversial point since athletes at Mount Olympus vied for laurels. After World War 1 Ernest Hemmingway tried to gauge the worth of the medals he had received in Italy by making the rounds of Montreal pawnshops and trying to sell them.medals, vietnam., medals, australian

A look into the CMF and National Service story of twin brother Nasho's and an insight into the role of an Artillery Head Quarters Battery during the last months of Australia's Vietnam War.vietnam war - 1961-1975 - soldiers - australian, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, vietnam war, personal narratives - australian, conscription, artillery head quarters battery

The Story Writing & Art Project, Victoria, 1995.The Story writing and art project Victoria 1995art work, english literature - competitions, veterans - services for - australia, poetry

The Story Writing & Art Project, Victoria, 1995.The story writing and art project Victoria 1995art work, english literature - competitions, veterans - services for - australia, poetry

Through dizzying highs and deep lows, 'Normie' has overcome break-ups, breakdowns and unexpected blows to become the beloved national treasure we know today.entertainers - vietnam war, normie rowe, entertainers - australia - biography

Aussie Diggers supporting the Combat Force in Vietnam.Aussie Diggers supporting the Combat Force in the Vietnam War.royal australian army service corps, vietnam

this book tells the stories of Australia's 100 Victoria Cross recipients in a uniquely intimate way: in most cases with insight from the men's families themselves.victoria cross - biography, victoria cross - history, families of military personnel - australia, wheatley, kevin vc, badcoe, peter vc, simpson, ray vc dcm, payne, keith vc am ksj

Smuggling beer in Top Secret boxes was one of the many pranks Australians got up to in Vietnam as a relief from the trauma of war. Some played kick-to-kick with a football, although exhausted after the most ferocious battle, while others masqueraded as U.S. officers to score VIP treatment. 1961-1975 - participation, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian

this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.cosgrove, peter, 1947-., generals - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography

Smuggling beer in Top Secret boxes was one of the many pranks Australians got up to in Vietnam as a relief from the trauma of war. Some played kick-to-kick with a football, although exhausted after the most ferocious battle, while others masqueraded as U.S. officers to score VIP treatment. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian

General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force.cosgrove, peter, 1947-, governors general - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography

When journalist and historian Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every popular misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin argues that every stage of Australia's Vietnam War has been misremembered and obscured by myth. He disproves claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; questions the idea that Australian troops committed atrocities; debunks the fallacy that there were no welcome hope parades until 1987; and rebuts the fable that returned soldiers were met by spitting protesters at Australian airports 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, national service -- australia -- history.

Brave, compassionate and tough, the making of Australia's modern diggers.australia - military life, australia. australian army - history, digger

The book captures the life and the mood of the troops better than anything else that has been written.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- fiction, australian soldiers, jungles of vietnam, viet cong

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

There is no escape for the people of Vietnam. Around them endlessly churns the vast technology of war. They are expendable jetsam. Only the medical teams seem capable of creating small islands of sanity and security in the chaotic wilderness. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - medical care, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - medical care - personal narratives - australian