The Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam has a reputation for traditionaloism in regilious matters and right-wing politics. This book describes the historical factors which produced that situation and also shows a less familiar side of the picture.catholic church - vietnam, vietnamese

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 assembled Diggers at 1 Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, attending an open air multi - denominational church service conducted by Padres, from three religious donimations: Church of England, Catholic and other denominations.photograph, padre, 1 atf base, nui dat, phuoc tuy province, non demoninational chapel, church of england, catholic, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, diggers

Val Noone's careful and comprehensive study of the strands of conflict within the Catholic Church during the Vietnam War is compulsive reading.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - religious aspects, catholic church - victoria - melbourne - government