This book explores the life of Australian infantrymen in the Vietnam War by focusing on the experience of the men of the Eighth Battalion during their 12 month tour at the height of the war.australia. army. battalion, 8th, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia.

Six Vietnam Veterans' stories of their time in Vietnam.Cease Fire is a must read story about the lives of five men from Sydney's Northern Beaches who were involved in the Vietnam War, and another whose life was affected by the Second World War. The stories in Cease Fire are compelling and educate readers about the effects of war on human lives. It is ironic that the war did not cease for many returned soldiers - the firing never stopped. 1961 - 1975 -- veterans -- australia, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian

Target Charlie, for the first time ever, includes a comprehensive analysis of Australia's air war in Vietnam backed up by individual chapters on the operations of 35 Sqdn (DHC Caribou), vietnam war - artillery, royal australian air force, vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - australia

This book explores the life of Australian infantrymen in the Vietnam War by focusing on the experience of the men of the Eighth Battalion during their 12 month tour at the height of the war.australia. army. battalion, 8th, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia.

The book is signed by the author. The dustjacket is missing & the hard cover of the book is damaged along the edges & the top of the pages appears water damaged.My Vietnam is a pictoria journey seen through the cameras of over 80 Australian veterans of the Vietnam conflict. 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnam war, 1961- 1975 - pictorial works, australian national serviceman, 12th field regiment, royal australian artillery

Photograph by Australian Naval and military veterans of the Vietnam conflict. (Copy 2).Voyages to Vietnam is a unique collection of over 600 photographs taken by naval and military veterans of the Vietnam conflict.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian - pictorial works, australia. royal australian navy -- pictorial works, australia. royal australian navy -- history -- vietnam war, 1961-1975, australia. royal australian navy, australian army, australian artillery regiment

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.

It began and ended with a trap. The first one nearl led a green Special Forces captain into a slaughter, the last cost the life of a heroic lietuenant. Between the two raged some of the fiercest infantry fighting of the Vietnam Waraustralia - armed forces - biography, vietnam war, personal narratives - australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian, battle of dong tre, battle of trung luong, battle of hoa hoi, 1st cavalry division, 101st screaming eagles, nva

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

Seven young Australians find themselves caught up in the madness and brutality of the Vietnam War. One dies, six survive after being wounded - only to find there are worse things than dying on the battlefield. 1961-1975 - veterans - australia, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- psychological aspects

The Vietnam War presented the Australian higher commanders with a variety of new challenges. In Canberra, the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee found himself responsible for the operations of the joint Force in Vietnam but without the authority to exercise command.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975., australia - armed forces - organisation

In 1971 Gary McKay was an Australian platoon commander in what was then South Viet Nam and was seriously wounded in one of Australia's major battles of the Viet Nam War. In 2002 he returned to Viet Nam and retraced the steps of those who had gone before and after him, from 1965 to 1972, in what was Australia's longest lasting war.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - battlefields - guidebooks, platoon cammander, gary mckay

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

Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.serong, ted, australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975

Donated signed by the authorSince the end of the Vietnam War, historical research and writing on the Australian military involvement has only briefly dealt with intelligence aspects.australia - armed forces - history, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - military intelligence - australia

The war in Vietnam was cruel and costly in every sense, as indeed all wars are! However the nature of this was was not so markedly different from any other armed conflict in which Australian troops had been involved - certainly not to a degree that would justify the creation of a special purpose single interest museum, which is the case of the National Vietnam Veterans Museum - so why does this particular museum exist? national vietnam veterans museum, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia

Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.serong, ted, australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975

The war in Vietnam was cruel and costly in every sense, as indeed all wars are! However the nature of this was was not so markedly different from any other armed conflict in which Australian troops had been involved - certainly not to a degree that would justify the creation of a special purpose single interest musuem, which is the case of the National Vietnam Veterans Museum - so why does this particular museum exist? national vietnam veterans museum, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia

This book is about conflict: not only conflict between armies, but also the conflict of loyalties facing those whose job it is to tell the world about it: between reporting the truth as they see it and repeating the official briefing, designed to maintain morale and security; between giving the readers at home what they want to read and telling them what they ought to know. It is told trough some extraordinary characters - by turns brace, bizarre, callous, compassionate or all of those at one - the Warco mob.war correspondents - australia, journalism, military - australia, vietnam

Mostly Sailors deals with the life of sailors on board various ships in the Royal Australian Navy and how a boring and monotonous day can turn quickly into life threatening situations.australia. royal australian navy - history - vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - naval operations, australian

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

Not Going To Vietnam begins in 1968, telling the story of the boy dho didn't go to war, before taking the road with the Australians who did - both in 1942 in Singapore, Malaya and up the Thailand-Burma Railway, and later Vietnam.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - conscientious objector, 1939-1945 - participation. australia

non-fictionTim Bowden's One Crowded Hour is the best selling biography of one of the world's greatest cinecameramen and an extraordinary Australian. For over twenty years journalist Neil Davis covered the conflicts in South East Asia. Always at the battle front, he brought enduring images of the full horror of modern war. Ironically, in September 1985, having survived so much war, Neil Davis was killed filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok.journalists - australia - biography, davis, neil , 1934-1985

Tim Bowden's One Crowded Hour is the best selling biography of one of the world's greatest cinecameramen and an extraordinary Australian. For over twenty years journalist Neil Davis covered the conflicts in South East Asia. Always at the battle front, he brought enduring images of the full horror of modern war. Ironically, in September 1985, having survived so much war, Neil Davis was killed filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok. journalists - australia - biography, davis, neil , 1934-1985

Artillery fire support bases of the Freeworld forces played a critical role in the conduct of operations during the Vietnam War vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- artillery

The Victoria Cross is the highest award for valour that can be won by an Australian; just 96 Australians have been awarded the VC in conflicts from the boar War to the Vietnam War.australia. army - medals, badges, decorations etc.