This book is written in both English and Vietnameseguerrillas - vietnam - cu chi, language: vietnamese, saigon, ho chi minh city, north gia dinh

As the Communists in the North were gearing up for the Tet Offensive in the year to follow, the American military command was beginning to implement its evolving "pacification" program, while trying to make its search and destroy tactics more effective.vietnam war - 1961-1965 - campaigns, vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, vietnam war (1961-1975) - australia

As the Communists in the North were gearing up for the Tet Offensive in the year to follow, the American military command was beginning to implement its evolving "pacification" program, while trying to make its search and destroy tactics more effective.vietnam war - 1961-1965 - campaigns, vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, vietnam war (1961-1975) - australia, tet offensive

As the Communists in the North were gearing up for the Tet Offensive in the year to follow, the American military command was beginning to implement its evolving "pacification" program, while trying to make its search and destroy tactics more effective.vietnam war - 1961-1965 - campaigns, vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, vietnam war (1961-1975) - australia

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a Huey "Slick" aircraft, of the RAAF's No.9 Squadron, winches a wounded Digger from 8 RAR during Operation North West of the Australian Task Force. The Huey helicopter in its many forms was the close support aircraft for the troops on operations in Vietnam.photograph, huey helicopter, raaf, 9 squadron, digger, 8 rar, operation north west, australian task force, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons

As the North Vietnamese Army smashes its way toward Saigon, a skeleton cre of American officers are faced with the evacuation of all remaining American and Vietnamese personnel associated with the now abandoned US war effort.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction, fall of saigon

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a North Vietnamese extended family sitting in their partially completed home at the village of Ap Sui Nge. The home was being constructed by the 1st Australian Task Force Civil Affairs Unit assisted by the older Vietnamese men.photograph, 1st australian civil affairs unit, ap sui nge village, 1st atf base, gibbons collection catalogue, photographer, vietnam war, denis gibbons, north veitnames families, diggers

On April 27, 1975, the confused, leaderless city of Saigon awaited the inevitable.vietnam war, 1961 -1975, fall of saigon, north vietnamese army

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of two diggers with the 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, an M60 machine Gun on the Company, perimeter defence, in a night location, North East of the Australian Task Force Base, brew up a quick cup of coffee, only minutes before they have to 'stand to'photograph., 9 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, 9th battalion, m60 machine gun, australian task force, diggers, denis gibbons

Although the war in Vietnam has casued divisions amongst the people of Australia and has produced a number of anti-war books, this is the first non-official publication in Australia to set out the case for South Vietnam and to justify the policy of the U.S. Australian and other governments in intervening to prevent the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese taking over South Vietnam. 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war, 1961 - south vietnam, u.s. government, viet cong, north vietnamese

On 30 January 1968 the North Vietnamese communists launched a coordinated surprise attack - the Tet Offensive - across South Vietnam against the South Vietnamese and American Armies.tet offensive, 1961-1975 -- united states, vietnam war, american armies, south vietnamese, viet cong, north vietnamese army, hue, khe sanh, saigon

Thirty years have elapsed since the end of the Vietnam War (30 April 1975). However, those who were involved in the war, either directly or indirectly still sense its physical and psychological impacts.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, north vietnamese, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- campaigns

Thirty years have elapsed since the end of the Vietnam War (30 April 1975). However, those who were involved in the war, either directly or indirectly still sense its physical and psychological impacts.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, north vietnamese, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- campaigns

In four and a half years in Vietnam, the Marines of the Third Reconnaissance Battalion repeatedly penetrted North Vietnam and Vietcong sanctuaries by foor and by helipcopter to find enemy forces, learn the enemy's intentions, and, when possible, bring deadly fire down on his head.united states. marine corps. reconnaissance battalion, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - united states, us marines, 3rd reconnaissance battalion, north vietnamese, vietcong, nva base camps

1963 – A general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu participates in the overthrow of President Ngô Đình Diệm 's government. Coup leader General Dương Văn Minh briefly becomes chief of a military junta in South Vietnam. 1964 – Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows Minh to become prime minister. 1965 – Vice Air Marshall Nguyễn Cao Kỳ overthrows Khánh to become prime minister. General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu is his chief of state. 1967 – Nguyễn Văn Thiệu runs successfully to be the second president of South Vietnam. Nguyễn Cao Kỳ is his running mate. 1971 – President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu re-elected. 1973 – The Paris Peace Accords, negotiated without Thiệu’s participation, fails to stop the fighting in South Vietnam. Even so, US and allied troops withdraw. 1975 – On 24 April, with North Vietnamese victory imminent, Thiệu’ resigns as president and the CIA fly him to Taiwan. He then spends most of his exile in London, moving to Massachusetts, USA, in the 1990s. Timber framed image of Nguyen Van Thieu, Second President of Vietnamrepublic of vietnam, president of south vietnam, nguyen van thieu, thieu

Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam. A plotting board is a mechanical device used as part of a firing control system to track the observed course of a target, project its future position, and derive the azimuth (or direction) and range needed to direct the fire of the guns of a battery to hit that target.White plastic base. A circle marked with grid lines is printed on the base and a vernier for finding azimuth deflections in along top edge. Rotating disc pivots at the centre atop the disc with distances measured radially form 0 at the centre to 3400 metres around the rim range form 0-6400 metres. A scale pivoted at the centre assists in reading distances.Nth and Sth top and bottom on rotating disc. East and West in centre distances in black on outer of disc. Distances in green on inner North, South, East, West. Varn W left bottom of disc. varn E on right bottom of disc.plotting board, m16

Several stories on North Vietnamvietnam war, 1961 -1975, ho chi minh trail, the easter offensive

On the afternoon of 18th August 1966, just five kilometres from the main Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Detla Company, 6 RAR. Under a blanket of mist and heavy monsoon rain, amid the mud and shattered rubber trees, a dispersed Company of 108 men held its ground with courage and grim determination against a three-sided attack from a force of 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army Troops vietnam, 1966, major general john cantwell, major harry smith mc, battle of long tan, australian task force base, nui dat, viet cong soldiers, delta company, 6 rar, north vietnamese army

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Hue, 1 Corps, South Vietnam 1969. An Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) Major looks relaxed as he is paddled up the Perfume River, by members of his unit stationed North West of Hue.photograph, hue, perfume river, 1 corps, aattv, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), major

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph: Contact....Contact....Contact....late afternoon, platoon strength, North West of 1ATF Operation Atherton, 10 December 1969. 1 Platoon, A Companyy, 8 RAR, thumbs up by Sgt L.E.Fielding and Pte N.J. Robison begins his ascent to the dustoff evacuation helicopter.photograph, 1 atf base, operation atherton, 1 platoon, a coy, 8 rar, sgt l.e. fielding, pte n.j.robinson, dustoff, helicopter, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, diggers

The book is based on the film series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.What we remember, what we've forgotten - and what we never knew about America's least understood war, revealed in a riveting, richly illustrated volume based on the major ten-part documentary series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.vietnam war (1961-1975), president ford, north veitnamese troops, southeast asia, presidential palace, saigon

For this second edition the story has been extended to 1980. Three new chapters have been added describing the end of the war, including the decline of American involvement in the conflict and the Great Spring Offensive of 1975; the reunification of North and South and the beginning of reconstruction after the devastation; and the Socialist Republic's worsening relations with Kampuchea and China, which resulted in new wars.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - history - 1945-1975, great spring offensive, dasher wheatley, deaths in vietnam

The Vietnam War - America's firs "television war" - cost the lives of nearly 60,000 Americans and one and a half million Vietnamese from both the North and the South.vietnam war, 1961-1975, tet offensive, fall of saigon, u.s. army

There is a very reliable rule of thumb when it comes to authority and command. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - australian, phuoc tuy province, long khanh province, cambodia, b-52, north vietnamese, taa viscount, conscription, awol, 3rd recruit training battalion, 7th battalion, royal australian regiment

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers of 11 Platoon, D Company. 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) on Operation Lavarack, North East of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat. The wounded VietCong is lifted aboard an American Dustoff helicopter by L/Cpl Grygierczyk. Pte J Korn and Maj J Lakeyphotograph, 11 platoon, d coy, 6 rar/nz, operation lavarack, nva/vc, dustoff, l/cpl grycierczyk, pte j korn, maj j lakey, gibbons collection catalogue, diggers, 6 rar/nz (anzac), viet cong, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers of 11 Platoon, D Company, 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) on Operation Lavarack, North East of the Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, Pte J Korn and L/Cpl L Grygierczyk assist in carrying the makeshift stretcher a considerable distance to the helicopter landing zonephotograph, 11 platoon, d coy, 6 rar/nz, operation lavarack, australian task force, nui dat, pte j korn, l/cpl grycierczyk, gibbons collection catalogue, diggers, 6 rar/nz (anzac), dustoff helicopter, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers of 11 Platoon, D Coy 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) on Operation Lavarack North East of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat. The American Dustoff medical helicopter and its supporting aircraft lands at the helicopter landing zone, the VietCong is lifted to load.photograph, 11 platoon, d coy, 6 rar/nz, australian task force - vietnam, nui dat, operation lavarack, dustoff, gibbons collection catalogue, viet cong, diggers, 6 rar/nz (anzac), wounded viet cong soldier, denis gibbons

On 26 August 1967 members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7 RAR were lifted by United States Army Iroquois helicopters from their location beside the road leading to Dat Do, and returned to their base at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy Province. These soldiers had completed the cordon and search of the village of Phuoc Hai, part of Operation Ulmarra. This iconic image is etched on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial on Anzac parade in Canberra. Brown timber frame with grey mount containing photograph/print of three helicopters above group of soldiers in the fieldMembers of 5 Pl, B Coy, 7RAR Just north of the village of Phuoc Hai, In August 1967vietnam, 5th platoon b coy 7 rar, operation ulmarra

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers of 11 Platoon, D Company, 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) on Operation Lavarack North East of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, the American Dustoff medical evacualtion helicopter and its supporting aircraft lands on the landing zonephotograph, 11 platoon, d coy, 6 rar/nz, operation lavarack, dustoff, gibbons collection catalogue, australian task force, nui dat, diggers, 6 rar/nz (anzac), medical evacuation, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers from 11 Platoon, D Copany, 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) on Operation Lavarack, North East of the Australian Task force Base at Nui Dat, Cpl R Bunting, Medic Pte T Spriggs, 2Lt A Valentine, Cpl D Severn and Cpl G Robinsin watch as the medic prepares to treat the wounded VCphotograph, 11 platoon, d coy, 6 rar/nz, operation lavarack, australian task force, nui dat, pte t spriggs, 2lt a valentine, cpl d severn, cpl g robinson, cpl r bunting, gibbons collection catalogue, medic, diggers, 6 rar/nz (anzac), wounded viet cong soldier, denis gibbons