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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Pigot, John, Leather Bred Heroes: The Vietnam Veteran's Motorcycle Club (Copy 1)
One percent Motorcycle Clubs are contentious organisations that have challenged the rules of mainstream society since they were first formed in America during the late 1940s. Their image has been well-defined in popular culture - so much so that the sound of massed Harley Davidsons continues to send a wave of panic through the community.One percent Motorcycle Clubs are contentious organisations that have challenged the rules of mainstream society since they were first formed in America during the late 1940s. Their image has been well-defined in popular culture - so much so that the sound of massed Harley Davidsons continues to send a wave of panic through the community.vietnam veterans' motorcycle club, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Pigot, John, Leather Bred Heroes: The Vietnam Veterans' Motorcycle Club (Copy 2)
One percent Motorcycle Clubs are contentious organisations that have challenged the rules of mainstream society since they were first formed in America during the late 1940s. Their image has been well-defined in popular culture - so much so that the sound of massed Harley Davidsons continues to send a wave of panic through the community.One percent Motorcycle Clubs are contentious organisations that have challenged the rules of mainstream society since they were first formed in America during the late 1940s. Their image has been well-defined in popular culture - so much so that the sound of massed Harley Davidsons continues to send a wave of panic through the community. vietnam veterans' motorcycle club, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Maraniss, David, They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Ppeace, Vietnam and America, October 1967 (Copy 1)
Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties tld through the events of a few gripping passionate days of war and peace in October 1967.Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties tld through the events of a few gripping passionate days of war and peace in October 1967.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - protest movements -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Arthurs, Ted G. (Command Sergeant Major), Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne
You know it's going to be hot when your brigade is referred to as a fireball unit. From May 1967 through May 1968, the Sky Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne were in the thick of it, humping eighty-pound rucksacks through triple-canopy jungle and chasing down the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam.You know it's going to be hot when your brigade is referred to as a fireball unit. From May 1967 through May 1968, the Sky Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne were in the thick of it, humping eighty-pound rucksacks through triple-canopy jungle and chasing down the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam.united states. army. airborne brigade, 173rd -- history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- regimental histories -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mount, Frank, Wrestling with Asia: A Memoir, 2012
Follow Frank through the war zones of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, guerilla-infested areas of Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines and the exotic capitals of the region.Follow Frank through the war zones of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, guerilla-infested areas of Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines and the exotic capitals of the region.vietnam, laos, cambodia -
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Book, Hutchinson, Garrie, Not going to Vietnam: Journeys Through Two Wars
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.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 -
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Book, Dennis, D.J, One Day At A Time: A Vietnam Diary: "Sometimes you couldn't hear the guns for the laughter..." (Copy 1)
The year is 1968 - The Tet Offensive has begun. Conscript James "Ned" Kelly os one of six men who featured in this dramatic Vietnam story. "Ned" is almost half-way through his sentenced "Tour of Duty", and is part of the specialist aviation unit, the Australian Army's 161 Reconaissance Flight.The year is 1968 - The Tet Offensive has begun. Conscript James "Ned" Kelly os one of six men who featured in this dramatic Vietnam story. "Ned" is almost half-way through his sentenced "Tour of Duty", and is part of the specialist aviation unit, the Australian Army's 161 Reconaissance Flight.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, tet offensive, 161 recce flight, james "ned" kelly -
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Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Dengue Fever
A black and white photograph of Lt Phil Hills, Liverpool, NSW Officer Cammanding the 1st Australian Field Hygiene Unit along with Vu Dien Thien, the Phuoc Tuy Province Health Inspector inspects a badly infected open drain through the centre of Long Dien village during an outbreak of Dengue Feverphotograph, lt phil hills, 1st australian field hygiene unit, phuoc tuy province, vu thien (health inspector), gibbons collection catalogue, long dien village, dengue fever -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Bigwood, Richard, We were REOs: Australian infantry Reinforcements in Vietnam
During the Vietnam war all Australian units except infantry rotated fresh replacements through them as people returned to Australia.During the Vietnam war all Australian units except infantry rotated fresh replacements through them as people returned to Australia.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
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Book, Cooper, Garry and Hillier, Robert, Sock it to 'em baby: Worward Air Controller in Vietnam (Copy 4)
Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected.Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected. vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography, air pilots - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
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Book, Sabben, Dave, Through enemy eyes (Copy 3)
On 19 August 1966, the war in Viet Nam became a reality to the Australian people. It was announced in the press, and later in the parliament, that a battle had occurred near Task Force Base at Nui Dat.On 19 August 1966, the war in Viet Nam became a reality to the Australian people. It was announced in the press, and later in the parliament, that a battle had occurred near Task Force Base at Nui Dat. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction, australia -- armed forces -- fiction -
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Book, Downie, Sue, Down Highway One: Journeys through Vietnam and Cambodia
It was a fascinating, exhausting and sometimes dangerous trip that slowly revealed the true face of Vietnam and Cambodia.It was a fascinating, exhausting and sometimes dangerous trip that slowly revealed the true face of Vietnam and Cambodia.cambodia - description and travel - 1975, vietnam - description and travel - 1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Shay, Jonathan, Achilles In Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
Clearly one of the most original and most important scholarly works to have emerged from the Vietnam War. Beyond that, it is also an intensely moving work, intensely passionate, reaching back through the centuries to touch and heal.Clearly one of the most original and most important scholarly works to have emerged from the Vietnam War. Beyond that, it is also an intensely moving work, intensely passionate, reaching back through the centuries to touch and heal.war neuroses, post-traumatic stress disorder -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Johnson, Clive, Australians Awarded: A Concise Guide to Military and Civilian Decorations, Medals and other Awards to Australians from 1815 to 2007 with their Valuations
A friendly and professional service that extends from an initial appraisal right through to the day of the auction.A friendly and professional service that extends from an initial appraisal right through to the day of the auction.medals, australian - history, decorations of honor - australia - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster, Welcome Home Concert
Coloured poster in a black frame with a glass front ith a wooden back. Red, blue and yellow print. Army helicopter hovering over palm trees. There is a light shining onto soldiers. Map of Australia with Sydney Harbour Bridge and an Army Medal. In large print are the words "Welcome Home Conert" Date of concert and parade were from the 2nd - 4th October 1987List of activities: Unit Smokos, Parade through Sydney, Unit reunion, Free concert in Sydney Domain, 11am startposter, welcome home parade -
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Photograph, Rubber Plantation Manager
A black and white photograph of the French manager of the Duc Trung "Gallia' rubber plantation, complains, through an Australian Linguist interpreter about the 5th Battalion holding up production conducting the cordon and search of Operation Bondi. The complaint was fruitless.photograph, duc trung "gallia" rubber plantation, 5 rar, operation bondi, gibbons collection catalogue, 5th battalion -
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Photograph, Operation Caroline
A black and white photograph of Pte Jack Higgins batman to the Company Commander Maj Jake O'Donnell MC Headquarters, 7 RAR (1967 - 1968) moves through thick jungle in the rain, in the foothills of the Nui Nghe monutains during Operation Caroline a search and destroy mission.photograph, pte jack higgins, maj jake o'donnell, a coy, 7 rar, operation caroline, nui nghe mountains, gibbons collection catalogue, military cross -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Operation Caroline
A black and white photograph of Pte Jack Higgins batman to the Company Commander Maj Jake O'Donnell MC, A Company, Headquarters 7 RAR (1967-1968) moves through open ground in the foothills of the Nui Nghe monutains during Operation Caroline, a search and destroy mission.photograph, pte jack higgins, maj jake o'donnell, a coy, 7 rar, nui nghe mountains, operation caroline, gibbons collection catalogue, military cross -
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Photograph, Denis Gibbons Interview
A coloured photograph of Denis Gibbons interviews Cpl Normie Rowe of B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, in the Press Centre Studio at 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. Normie had risen, through the ranks from trooper to corporal during his time on active service in Vietnam.normie rowe, denis gibbons, 1st atf base, nui dat, gibbons collection catalogue, b squadron, 3rd cavalry regiment, press centre, phuoc tuy province, cpl normie rowe -
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Photograph, Food Packages
A black and white photograph of 2Lt Mike Meehan of 161 (Indep) Recce Flight, during a civil affairs visit to Xuyen Moc, explains to a local female villager through an interpreter, the type and use of the food packages being distributed at that time.photograph, 161 reconnaissance flight, xuyen moc, 5 rar, 2lt mike meehan, gibbons collection catalogue, vietnamese people -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Cyclo Taxi
A black and white photograph of a Vietnamese 'cyclo taxi' weaves its way through the traffic in Saigon. The cyclo taxi was a very economical means of transport for the Vietnames middle class workers. More often than not cyclo drivers would refuse to carry allied servicemenphotograph, saigon, cyclo taxi, gibbons collection catalogue, vietnamese people, allied servicemen -
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Photograph, Fortified Base Camp
A coloured photograph of a fortified base camp alongside an Australian Fire Support Base, houses engineers involved in the construction of 'fire trails' which were cut through dense jungle of known infiltration, to cut NVA/VietCong lines of communications and supply (circa April 1969)photograph, fire support base, gibbons collection catalogue, nva/vc, fire trails, jungle -
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Photograph, Ticker Tape Parade
A black and white photograph of George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1971. Diggers ofthe 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, march through the city of Sydney, through a ticker tape welcome, past the City hall and the movie theatre district.photograph, 7 rar, 7th battalion, parade, gibbons collection catalogue, sydney parade -
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Photograph, Successful Ambush
A black and white photograph of Lt. Col Colin Khan Commandig Officer of 5 RAR with Duc Thanh District Chief Maj Tram Van Ngo and the Senior American Adviser Captain Robert P Heath walk through the rubber after inspecting the site of a successful ambush on the cordon sitephotograph, lt col colin khan, maj tram van ngo, capt robert p heath (us), 5 rar, gibbons collection catalogue -
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Photograph, City March
A black and white photograph of Adelaide Street Brisbane 12/11/1970. Diggers of 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment march through the City of Brisbane through a paper streamer welcome, past the City Hall, while Sioux Helicopters fly overheadphotograph, brisbane parade, 8rar, gibbons collection catalogue, sioux (helicopter), 8th battalion -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, City March
A black and white photograph of Adelaide Street Brisbane 12/11/1970. Diggers of 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment led by their Commanding Officer, Lt Col K.J. O'Neill DSO march through the City of Brisbane, through a paper streamer welcome past the City Hallphotograph, brisbane parade, 8rar, lt col o'neill, gibbons collection catalogue, 8th battalion, digger -
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Print, Riverbank Quagmire - Vietnam 1971
Photograph of Soldier with a backpack and radio and holding a rifle walking through thick mudMy Vietnam Collection - copyright Leon Pavichphotograph, rnel bank -
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Photograph, Someone Had To Go First - Vietnam 1971
Photograph of a soldier with backpack and rifle walking through waist deep mud. A second soldier watches on from an APCMy Collection. copyright Leon Pavichphotograph, mud, armoured personnel carrier -
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Photograph, Note Book Through Barbed Wire
Photo of Vietnamese children passing notebook through barbed wire to a New Zealand Soldierposter, vietnamese children, new zealand -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Hue
Tourist booklet of Hue in English and French. Ancient capital of Vietnam with Hue written above picture of boats on river through walltourist, booklet