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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Ice journey: a story of adventure, escape
... 1961 - 1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography... - 1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography Veterans - Australia ...Ice Journey is the biography of Vietnam veteran and Antarctica expeditioner Dave Morgan, a self confessed ordinary bloke who has led anything but an ordinary life.Ice Journey is the biography of Vietnam veteran and Antarctica expeditioner Dave Morgan, a self confessed ordinary bloke who has led anything but an ordinary life.post-traumatic stress disorder - australia, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, veterans - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The War Within (Rev. ed.)
... 1961-1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography...Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography ...This is a complete, virtuoso analysis of an Australian life written by an unabashed ad unrepentant author - an acidic dissection of the role that genes and environment have in developing a person's character, as well as a sauntering chronicle of social analysis.This is a complete, virtuoso analysis of an Australian life written by an unabashed ad unrepentant author - an acidic dissection of the role that genes and environment have in developing a person's character, as well as a sauntering chronicle of social analysis. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia - biography, veterans -- australia -- biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Payne VC: the story of Australia's most decorated soldier of the Vietnam War, 2009
... 1961-1975 - Veterans - Biography... Newhaven gippsland Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Veterans - Biography ...vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects, payne, keith -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Barry Heard, Well Done Those Men, 2007
... Veterans biography...Vietnam War 1961-1975 Veterans biography Australia Armed ...Memoirs of a Vietnam VeteranBooknon-fictionMemoirs of a Vietnam Veteranvietnam war 1961-1975, veterans biography, australia armed forces biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Bomber: From Vietnam to hell and back, 2009
... 1961 - 1975 -- Veterans -- Biography...Vietnam War 1961 - 1975 -- Veterans -- Biography Land mines ...Tony 'Bomber' Bower-Miles was a young sapper in the Australian Army when he first went to Vietnam in 1969. landmines were one of the biggest threats faced by troops on both sides, and much of Bomber's work involved the dangerous task of clearing them.Tony 'Bomber' Bower-Miles was a young sapper in the Australian Army when he first went to Vietnam in 1969. landmines were one of the biggest threats faced by troops on both sides, and much of Bomber's work involved the dangerous task of clearing them.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 -- veterans -- biography, land mines - detection - vietnam -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, My Vietnam War: scarred forever
... 1961 - 1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive ...vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, post-traumatic stress disorder - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, The war within: author talk: Don Tate
... Veterans -- Australia -- Biography... Newhaven gippsland Veterans -- Australia -- Biography The war ...veterans -- australia -- biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Conscripted: Now It's our Turn, 2021
... 1961 - 1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography... Vietnam War 1961 - 1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography Vietnam ...vietnam war - 1961-1975 - soldiers - australian, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Answering the Call: life of a helicopter pilot in Vientnam and beyond, 2019
... 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Australia -- Biography... -- Veterans -- Australia -- Biography Answering the Call: life ...australia. royal australian air force. squadron, 9, long tan, battle of (vietnam : 1966), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- veterans -- australia -- biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cease Fire, 2020
... 1961 - 1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography... Vietnam War 1961 - 1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography Vietnam ...Six Vietnam Veterans' stories of their time in Vietnam.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 -- veterans -- australia, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, A Vietnam Vet's remarkable life: the true meaning of mateship
... 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Australia -- Biography... -- Veterans -- Australia -- Biography A Vietnam Vet's remarkable life ...mateship (australia), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- veterans -- australia -- biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The War Within
... 1961-1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography...Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Veterans - Australia - Biography ...This is a complete, virtuoso analysis of an Australian life written by an unabashed ad unrepentant author - an acidic dissection of the role that genes and environment have in developing a person's character, as well as a sauntering chronicle of social analysis.This is a complete, virtuoso analysis of an Australian life written by an unabashed ad unrepentant author - an acidic dissection of the role that genes and environment have in developing a person's character, as well as a sauntering chronicle of social analysis. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mt Evelyn RSL Sub-Branch, Yarra Valley Vietnam Veterans, 2018
... Veterans - Victoria - Yarra valley - Biography... Veterans - Victoria - Yarra valley - Biography Fifty years after ...Fifty years after they served Australia in the Vietnam War, sixteen veterans of that conflict from the Yarra Valley sat down with the Mt Evelyn RSL's historian and revealed, some for the first time, their wartime experiences.Their stories tell of our nation's involvement in Vietnam and spans the period 1964 to 1972. They served with the Navy, with the Regular Army, with the CMF and as National Servicemen. Their backgrounds varied as much as their experiences 'in country' during that time.It is a story of sacrifice and endurance, bravery and loss, good times and bad times. It reveals the environment they were forced to exist in and the role they played, from the mundane to the terrifying.Surviving all of this they then returned home to a nation where many people ignored or even condemned them. For most, those decades after the war were an ongoing battle to deal with the physical and mental scars.Ill, p.464.non-fictionFifty years after they served Australia in the Vietnam War, sixteen veterans of that conflict from the Yarra Valley sat down with the Mt Evelyn RSL's historian and revealed, some for the first time, their wartime experiences.Their stories tell of our nation's involvement in Vietnam and spans the period 1964 to 1972. They served with the Navy, with the Regular Army, with the CMF and as National Servicemen. Their backgrounds varied as much as their experiences 'in country' during that time.It is a story of sacrifice and endurance, bravery and loss, good times and bad times. It reveals the environment they were forced to exist in and the role they played, from the mundane to the terrifying.Surviving all of this they then returned home to a nation where many people ignored or even condemned them. For most, those decades after the war were an ongoing battle to deal with the physical and mental scars.vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, veterans - victoria - yarra valley - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Corgi books, Chickenhawk, 1984
Nearly a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword and photos from the author, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, and a personal story of men under fire. Robert Mason, a veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, gives descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat experience: the fear and belligerence, the quiet insights and raging madness, the lasting friendships and sudden death -- the extreme emotions of a "chickenhawk" in constant danger.p.399.non-fictionNearly a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword and photos from the author, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, and a personal story of men under fire. Robert Mason, a veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, gives descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat experience: the fear and belligerence, the quiet insights and raging madness, the lasting friendships and sudden death -- the extreme emotions of a "chickenhawk" in constant danger.vietnam war - aerial operations, vietnam war - helicopter pilots - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, McMillan et al, About Face : The Odyssey of an American Warrior, 1989
This national bestseller by Colonel David H. Hackworth presents a vivid and powerful portrait of a life of patriotism.From age fifteen to forty, David Hackworth devoted himself to the US Army and fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. With About Face, he has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation.From Korea to Berlin, from the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth's story is that of an exemplary patriot, played out against the backdrop of the changing fortunes of America and the American military. It is also a stunning indictment of the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam conflict and of the bureaucracy of self-interest that fueled the war.Index, ill, p.833.non-fictionThis national bestseller by Colonel David H. Hackworth presents a vivid and powerful portrait of a life of patriotism.From age fifteen to forty, David Hackworth devoted himself to the US Army and fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. With About Face, he has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation.From Korea to Berlin, from the Cuban missile crisis to Vietnam, Hackworth's story is that of an exemplary patriot, played out against the backdrop of the changing fortunes of America and the American military. It is also a stunning indictment of the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam conflict and of the bureaucracy of self-interest that fueled the war. soldiers - united states - biography, united states - army - personal recollections -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Boroondara City Council, North Balwyn RSL Sub-branch: Remembering our members, 2018
... community hub veterans - victoria- biographies war memorials plaques ...Gives photographs and brief profiles of the RSL members commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance at the North Balwyn RSL Memorial Hall. The building was opened in 1959 and closed in June 2015. The North Balwyn RSL clubrooms were then incorporated into the newly-created Greythorn Community Hub.north balwyn rsl sub-branch (vic), returned services league of australia, greythorn community hub, veterans - victoria- biographies, war memorials, plaques, plaquettes -
Canterbury History Group
Book, Alicia Cerreto, North Balwyn RSL sub-branch : remembering our members, July 2018
... Community Hub. North Balwyn North Balwyn RSL Sub-Branch Veterans ...This book gives photographs and brief profiles of the RSL members commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance at the North Balwyn RSL Memorial Hall, which was started in the 1990's. This book celebrates its members both past and present and their commitment to the Australian defence forces in times of war and peace.Profiles of 191 members of the North Balwyn RSL Sub-Branch. Includes colour photographs and index of names. 197 pagesnon-fictionThis book gives photographs and brief profiles of the RSL members commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance at the North Balwyn RSL Memorial Hall, which was started in the 1990's. This book celebrates its members both past and present and their commitment to the Australian defence forces in times of war and peace.north balwyn, north balwyn rsl sub-branch, veterans, biographies, plaques, war memorials, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, NURSES BIOGRAPHY, New Holland Publishers (Australia) PTY LTD, A Woman’s War, 2002
Biography, the exceptional life of Wilma Oram Young AM, an Australian Nurse, a captive of the Japanese during WW2. After the War following her return to Australia she was inspired to help her fellow ex POW’s and war veterans through her tireless work with the RSL. Wilma Oram enlisted 0n 12.3 1941 age 24 years VFX58783 in the AANS, embarked for Singapore 2.9.1941, evacuated from Singapore on 12.2.1942 on the Vyner Brooke which was then sunk by the Japanese of Banka Island, they made it to shore on Banka Isl and taken POW for the duration of the War and finally arrived home in Australia on 24.10.1945.Soft cover cardboard, black, white and gold print on front, spine and back, front cover has a collage of B & W photographs of Nurse Wilma Oram Young AM, red, black and gold background colours, 328 pages, white paper, illustrated with B & W photographs.books, biography, nurses, pow’s, ww2 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Chickenhawk. (Copy 1)
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, An UnorthodBox Soldier: Peace and War and the Sandline Affair
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Behind enemy lines: an Australian SAS soldier in Vietnam (Copy 1)
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Memories of Vietnam
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The Tiger Man of Vietnam. (Copy 1)
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, No, you are not expected: my war tour of Vietnam
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Phantom over Vietnam: fighter pilot, USMC
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Platoon leader
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Rice paddies and rocket fire: five Northern Territ
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Roden Cutler, V.C.: the biography
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Immediate action
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, In good company: one man's war in Vietnam (Copy 1)
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