Hard-cover book with cream coloured dust jacket. There is an olive green and black toned photographic image wrapped around the top half of the cover and spine, it shows soldiers leading a man with bandaged eyes towards a jeep in the jungle, with other soldiers gathered around. The lower half of the cover is cream with blue text. There is a white label on the base of the spine with blue handwritten call number .non-fictionIt is the story of the men of 2/2 Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces, who fought in the Middle East, Greece, and Papua New Guinea. The author describes the experience of battle and warfare itself: of fear and injury, of hunger and tiredness, of sickness, of marches through snow and jungles, of loneliness and bravery. The book provides an anatomy of war through the experience of this volunteer battalion who fought in all major theatres in World War II in which Australians took part. [from Trove]2/2 battalion, psychological impacts of war, ww2, wwii, world war 1939-1945, world war two, human side of warfare, infantry

p.303.non-fictionIn this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades to look back at life before, during, and after the Vietnam War. The result is a sympathetic vision of a group of young men who were sent off to war completely unprepared for the emotional and psychological impact it would have on them. It is also a vivid and searingly honest portrayal of the author's post-war, slow-motion breakdown, and how he dealt with it.vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement

The medical and psychological legacies of the Vietnam War are major and continuing issues for veterans, their families and he community, yet the facts about the impact of Agent Orange, post-traumatic stress disorder and other long-term health aspects are little understood. veterans - australia - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, veterans – australia – mental health

The medical and psychological legacies of the Vietnam War are major and continuing issues for veterans, their families and he community, yet the facts about the impact of Agent Orange, post-traumatic stress disorder and other long-term health aspects are little understood.veterans - australia - history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, veterans – australia – mental health, agent orange, 1961-1975 - medical care - vietnam, psychology

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