...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 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

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

"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.

Chapters on the command & control, organisation & tactics.The aim of this notebook is to provide regimental and staff officers with useful general information about the Viet Minh Army.viet minh army, democratic republic of vietnam

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

In 1973 the most unpopular war in American history - the Vietnam War - ended, but U.S. involvement with that tragic country continues to this day, in large part because of the sericemen still missing in action (MIS's).vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - missing in action - united states - juvenile literature, mia - united states

To the Battle of Long Tan and aftervietnam war - 1961-1975 - regimental histories, vietnam war - campaigns: ho chi minh 1975, vietnam armed forces - history, battle of long tan

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

The years of the Vietnam War were a time of conflict and change in Australia, as they wer in the United Statesvietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - australia, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia

The Vietnam War occupies an uneasy place in the Australian national myth. Vietnam was Australia's longest, least understood and most bitterly debated war.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - australia, australia - history, military

This item commemorates the service of 8th Field Ambulance in Vietnam, 1967-8.A shield-shaped wooden plaque with enamel emblem of 8th Field Ambulance: the Australian flag to the left and the South Vietnamese flag to the right. The Australian flag is blue and white and the South Vietnamese flag is yellow with three (3) red stripes. Centre top of the enamel cute out is a yellow banner with the words '67 Vietnam 68' below this in the centre is the number eight (8). Under this are the words '8th Field Ambulance'. vietnam 1967 - 1968, plaque, 8th field ambulance, shield, vietnam war

Translated from the Vietnamese with an introduction by Greg Lockhart.fictionThis is the first collection of Vietnamese short stories to appear in English since the Vietnam Warvietnam -- social life and customs -- fiction, hanoi

"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.

Sensitive, moral, compelling...a book of genuine greatness and largeness of spirit.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states

Home to War is a superbly researched book that needed to be written. It sets forth in compelling detail a whole other dimension of America's tragic war in vietnam, which, until now, has never been completely captured.vietnam veterans against the war - history, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - united states, south east asia, agent orange

The Tet Offensive of 1968 was the turning point in the Vietnam War. The battle that catalyzed American public opinion against escalation.tet offensive, 1968, viet cong

A major contribution to our understanding of how and why U.S. POWs from the Vietnam War have become crucial icons of American culture in the 1980s and 1990s....Grunner effectively diagnoses and interpreters' a national psychopathology.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, in mass media - united states., prisoners of war in mass media - united states.

Just over five hundred Australians were killed in action in the Vietnam War. Of those who returned 280 Vietnam veterans have officially been recognized as having committed suicide.vietnam veterans association of australia, 1961-1975 - australia, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - social aspects

Just over five hundred Australians were killed in action in the Vietnam War. Of those who returned 280 Vietnam veterans have officially reen recognised as having committed suicide.vietnam veterans association of australia, vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - australia, 1961-1975 - social aspects

A rigorous look at media coverage abd performance. This is a book worth reading.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -journalists, press - united states - history

To the pilot sitting hot, sweating and uncomfortable in the cramped cockpit of a warplane over Vietnam, it was simple.vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american

What I thought I knew about the Viet Nam War didn't even come close to scratching the surface of what the Viet Nam experiece really was all about for my father (Gary McKay) and his fellow veterans... After going to Viet Nam with hem, I felt I finally understood him a little better. (this is by Kelly McKay) 1961-1975 -- vietnam, southern -- battefields, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, australian, veterans -- travel -- australia -- vietnam, gary mckay, 2lt tim fischer, 1 rar

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.

Vietnam was the first war America lost. It left the country bitterly divided.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- missing in action -- united states, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- united states

Several short stories about the Vietnam War (1961-1975) juvenile literature, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, vietcong, tet offensive, north vietnam

A book describing the uniforms worn in the Indo-China and Vietnam War era.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, uniforms, military--history--20th century

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