Strewn with wonderful character sketches and hilarious anecdotes, Captain Bullen's War is more than just one man's insightful account of the absurdity of war.australia. army. australian task force (vietnam), 1st, australia. army. royal australian survey corps., captain john bullen

Unsparing...a clear, concise and extremely interesting loof at a crucial period of U.S. decision. It deserves to be widely read.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states

Out Now brings back vividly the whole story of the struggle to end the Vietnam War.vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, 1961-1975 - demonstrations - united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - protest movements - united states

The Vietnam War was like no other the Australias and New Sealanders had fought. There was no front line, no safe zone, no glory. In the jungles the Vietcong seemed to be everywhere and nowhere - and winning. To fond the Vietcong, a country was torn apart, In questioning why they were there, Australia and New Zealand almost tore themselves apart.vietnamese conflict, new zealand troops, australian troops, vietcong

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

Today the mere mention of Vietnam conjures up images of protest in American streets, escalating emotions, and tensions so strong they divided a country. Yet in the United States did not fight alone. Comparativel little is known about Australia's experience - the motives for entering the conflict, national support (or lack of it) for Australia's role there, and how that nation dealt with the aftermath of war.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - australia, 1961-1975 - participation, australian

The complete, east to use reference to all Republic of Vietnam Decorations, Medals, ribbons and Unit Awards.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - medals - vietnam, military decorations - vietnam

The Vietnam War bitterly devided the Australoan people into those for and against. It was a war which ravaged Vietnam, leaving that country isolated and much poorer.vietnam war, 1961 -1975 - 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

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

As a child, Robert Mason dreamed of levitating. As a young man, he dreamed of flying helicopters - and the U.S. Army gave him his chance.united states. army - warrant officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, helicopters, u.s. army

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

This is a story from the Vietnam War as you've never heard it before. computer technicians - vietnam - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aerial operations, american

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 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

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

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

"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.

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 "Grasshoppers and Elephants", Wilfred Burchett presents an authentic, highly intelligible account of that astonishing 55 day period in which the provincial capitals in South Vietnam fell with scarcely a battle being fought.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975., guerilla warfare

A book listing the Medals of the Republic of South Vietnam military decorations -- vietnam, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- medals

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 timevietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

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

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

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

Vietnam, November 1965, 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, are dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the La Drang Valley and immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion is chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War and set the tome of the conflict to come.united states. army, la drang valley (vietnam) , battle of, 1965, battle of la drang valley, 1st battalion, 7th cavalry

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

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