Every story is unique and what comes across is a book filled with pain, anger, guilt, pride in the USA, forgiveness, black and ironic humor, and above all what it means to those who went throught the national traumavietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, vietnam -- history -- 1945-1975

When journalist and historian Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every popular misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin argues that every stage of Australia's Vietnam War has been misremembered and obscured by myth. He disproves claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; questions the idea that Australian troops committed atrocities; debunks the fallacy that there were no welcome hope parades until 1987; and rebuts the fable that returned soldiers were met by spitting protesters at Australian airports 1961-1975 -- participation, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, australian., national service -- australia -- history.

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

In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography, conscription

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

Command in Vietnam is an outstanding personal record of a Commanding Officer in Vietnam, and will be of much interest to anyone wanting to understand how one very good Battalion fought in Vietnam, its problems and triumphs. This book should be recommended reading for all aspiring young officers.australia - army. royal australian regiment battalion 3rd, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian

The Offering is the personal saga of an American fighting man in Vietnam.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

A graphic account of what the war was like in terms of those who fought it ...it speaks with the voice of a true soldier.vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

In three straight years he was a paratrooper, an army seaman, and a LRRP - and he lived to tell about it.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, american, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, lrrp, charile company, tet offensive, 173rd airborne brigade, fng paratrooper

This oral history recounts the experiences of a minority tucked away within another minority - American women who went to Vietnam in the military or as volunteers or entertainers. 1961-1975 - women - interviews, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american, vietnam entertainers, american women

Two decades ago, Australians were at war in Vietnam. By the time the engagement had ended, 47,000 Australians had participated in the most controversial military involvement in Australia's recent history vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives , australian, australia - politics and government - 1945 -

The Vietnam of 1990 is far removed from the war-torn country of 1966, but the memories of destruction remain.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, long tan, 1966, battle of long tan

During his tour in vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, Lieutenant Lee Lanning walked the booby-trapped rice paddies of the Mekong Delta, searching for elusive Viet Cong, and later macheted his way through the triple-canopy jungle fighting North Vietnamese Army regulars.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, mekong delta, 199th light infantry brigade, lieutenant lee lanning

During his tour in vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, Lieutenant Lee Lanning walked the booby-trapped rice paddies of the Mekong Delta, searching for elusive Viet Cong, and later macheted his way through the triple-canopy jungle fighting North Vietnamese Army regulars.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, 199th light infantry brigade, mekong delta, lieutenant lee lanning

To fight you must be brutal and ruthless and the spirit of ruthless brutality will enter into he very fibre of our national life, infecting Congress, the courts, the policemen on the beat, the man in the street.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american

These are the stories Vietnam vets tell over beers at Legion halls and VFW posts - stories of young men tangled up in the chaos of landing zones and nameless jungle hill, in the boredom of base camps, in the confusion of a controversial war.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, soldiers - united states - biography - ancedotes

It is twenty years since the controversial Battle at Long Tan took place in South Vietnam on 18 August 1966. 1961-1975 - campaigns, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, battle of long tan

It is twenty years since the controversial Battle at Long Tan took place in South Vietnam on 18 August 1966. 1961-1975 - campaigns, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, battle at xa long tan

The Vietnam Reader is a groundbreaking collections of the finest fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, still photographs, and popular song lyrics depicting the American War in Vietnam.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, america

This is the story of an Australian battalion which fought as part of a unique US Airborne Brigade, a formation which spearheaded the escalation of American intervention in Vietnam, and which became the first and last truly ANZUS combat force to fight in war. australian. army. battalion, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - new zealand, us airborne brigade

Tiziano Terzani slipped back into Saigon on April 27th, 1975, determined to witness the end of Vietnam's most tragic war. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, saigon - capture, 1975

Weekend Warrier at War - suddenly an American Sergeant flung himslef past me, to dive down into the command post, yelling out "Incoming" as he did so.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian

The Phamtoms of Bridie is a highly readable blend of an engaging yarn and a fascinating portrayal of operational service in Vietnam as an infantry company commander leading some 100 fine young national service and regular soldiers in cloase quarter jungle fighting.operation bribie, 7 rar, 4 rar, 6 rar, special air service regiment (australian army), vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - australian

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

In the green hell that was Vietnam, men grew up quickly. And the young lieutenants, if they survived, grew up quicker than most.united states. army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, american, jungle combat