In the mid 1960' the youth of the Western world were largely preoccupied with "flower power" and the music of the Beatles. Meanwhile, in distant Indochina, young American GIs were engaged in a savage war of attrition in the jungles of a small divided country that had been a French colony.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam history - august revolution, dien bien phu, ap bac, the gulf of tonkin, operation starlite, the ia drang campaign, long tan, battle of long tan, operation attleboro, operation bolo, operation junction city, rach ba rai river, khe sanh, tet offensive, hamburger hill, operation lam son 719, an loc, thanh hoa bridge

The history of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight in vietnam from 1967-1971. australia. royal australian navy - history, military helicopters - australia, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975

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

Admiral Stockdale's account of the Tonkin Bay occurrence is exciting and revelatory history; and he has justly become a national figure for his heroic and canny leadership of the American prisoners of war in Hanoi.air pilots, military - united states - biography, united states. navy - aviation - biography, prisoners of war - vietnam - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

Long after the last spasm of the Vietnam War, the day tank no. 844 trundled through the Presidential gates in Saigon after a journey of over two thousand miles, the memories and experiences of this ferocious conflict continue to haunt a whole generation, East and West.vietnam - description and travel, vietnam - pictorial works

Shortly after dawn on April 30, 1975, the last US Marines were helicoptered from the roof of the American Embassy in downtown Saigon.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives

The history of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight in Vietnam from 1967-1971 australia. royal australian navy - history, military helicopters - australia, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975

Shortly after dawn on April 30, 1975, the last US Marines were helicoptered from the roof of the American Embassy in downtown Saigon.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, fall of saigon

To all those who believe in the future of Vietnam and have given something of their lives to prove their belief.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - moral and ethical aspects, chaplain, united states navy

The author joined the Australian Regular Army in 1966. After initial ten weeks recruit training at Kapooka, went to Infantry centre, Bardia Barracks at Ingleburn to complete ten weeks of Corps Trainingvietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - poetry

Systematic Terrorism is one of most formidable weapons in the Communist armoury.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - atrocities, political atrocities - vietnam

The Australian and New Zealand part in the Vietnam War is sometimes overlooked, but it is generally accepted that the 'Diggers' and 'Kiwis' were among the most effective and professional troops involved. australia. army. battalion, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia, 8th battalion

Over 700 colour, black and white photographs and illustrations. 1961-1975 - united states - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states - history - pictorial works

On April 30, 1975, tanks of the North Vietnamese Army rumbled into Saigon and brought to an end a war thirty years old. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - pictorial works

On April 30, 1975, tanks of the North Vietnamese Army rumbled into Saigon and brought to an end a war thirty years old. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - pictorial works

What we are up against in South-East Asia is a carefully prepared and skillfully 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, vietnam

A brillant account of the American's last 48 hours in the war torn country. If you've never felt sad or cried over the Vietnam war, you will when you read this book. 1961-1975 - personal narratives - british, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, fall of saigon, american soldier

Diem's tragedy took place in the sub-tropical greenery of Southeast Asia, but it conveyed some of the pity and terror of the Greek Stage. A national hero, who had fought long and courageously against many odds, had finally been bought down by fate - fate in this case being a combination of his avowed enemies, his former friends and, undoubtedly, his own nature.vietnam - history, president diem

A workable solution to the worst problem of our timevietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, american

Lieutnenat Gary McKay was 'medevaced' from nui le on the 22nd Seotember 1971, severely wounded by machine-gun fire. Early the next month he was returned to Australia. In July 1972 he was awarded the Military Cross for service in South Vietnam.australia. army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian

Lieutnenat Gary McKay was 'medevaced' from nui le on the 22nd Seotember 1971, severely wounded by machine-gun fire. Early the next month he was returned to Australia. In July 1972 he was awarded the Military Cross for service in South Vietnam.australia. army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian

Vietnam was a different kind of war, calling for a different kind of soldier from that of other wars.united states. army - foreign service - vietnam, guerrillas - vietnam, commando troops, long range reconnaissance patrols

Vietnam was a different kind of war, calling for a different kind of soldier from that of other wars.united states. army - foreign service - vietnam, guerrillas - vietnam, commando troops, long range reconnaissance patrols

Sorry 'Bout That is a hilarious book that captures the lighter side of the war in Vietnam, just as its title, a constant refrain of this war, captures the half-joking, half-serious, but always determined mood of its fighters.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - cartoons, caricatures etc., vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975- - aneaudio, cdotes

The story began in 1985, when award-winning journalist Monika Jenson-Stenevson came to investigate the case of Bobby Garwood, an ex-marine who escaped from Vietnam in 1979 and claimed to have seen countless Americans still in captivity there. Garwood claimed he had been a prisoner of war, but the American government disagreed - and promptly convicted him of collaboration with the enemy. Kiss the Boys Goodbye reveals a devasting scandal and provides startling evidence that the American government, right up to its highest echelons, knows - and has always known - that American POWs were left behind at the end of the war.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - prisoners and prisons, prisoners of war - united states, bobby garwood, american government