Ill, p.96.non-fictionThese stories, told in their own words, are a celebration of the way in which partners and families have supported veteran family members, many of whom are challenged with mental illness and substance abuse. veterans - australia - history, veterans - australia - personal stories

This volume is like a veteran 'gong' - winner with years of tough going and breathless incidents to draw from. The service and the blokes in it have been able to dig into this pile of gen. and present some amazing stories, pictures, poems, graphics and cartoons.Personal recounts from RAAF service personnel by way of stories, poems, cartoons, illustrations and portraitsSoldiering On - The Australian Army at Home and Overseas. Red hardback front and back with light coloured text of title. The rising sun badge, with text under it - The Australian Army at home and overseas. Inside front and back cover show illustrations of RAAF personnel dressed in the uniform which depicts their job i.e. females in nurse uniforms. raaf,, wwii, new guinea, malaya, middle east, bethlehem, south west pacific, bab-el-mandeb, doughboy, royal womens army service, syria, cairo, singapore battle, jungle ambush

ill (b/w), p.235.non-fictionA collection of some of the most poignant, moving or unusual stories encompassing all conflicts in which Australians were involved in the 20th century.australia - history - military, australia - military - personal narratives, australia - military

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

The tracking lead jerked like a fast jag on a fishhook, Caesar's ears shot up and his shoulders hunched forward. The Viet Cong was fifty yards to my right front, stretching his arms above his head. There were three men at least...and a machine-gun on the track facing me. Scarcely able to breathe, I reeled Caesar back.. and gave a thumbs down. Enemy. And I had them coldvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, dogs - war use

The political and personal controversy over our involvement in the Vietnam war still rages. Only those who were there can tell the story.australia. army. topographical survey troop, 1st, military topography - vietnam, nui dat

The tracking lead jerked like a fast jag on a fishhook, Caesar's ears shot up and his shoulders hunched forward. The Viet Cong was fifty yards to my right front, stretching his arms above his head. There were three men at least...and a machine-gun on the track facing me. Scarcely able to breathe, I reeled Caesar back.. and gave a thumbs down. Enemy. And I had them coldvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, dogs - war use

Here at last is the true story of how it feels to be an Australian fighting or working in Vietnam. It tells of the men - and women - who have the same kind of cheerful courage which has typified generations of Australians, and who in Vietnam successfully adapted themselves to a completely kind of war. 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian

A look into the CMF and National Service story of twin brother Nasho's and an insight into the role of an Artillery Head Quarters Battery during the last months of Australia's Vietnam War.vietnam war - 1961-1975 - soldiers - australian, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, vietnam war, personal narratives - australian, conscription, artillery head quarters battery

Smuggling beer in Top Secret boxes was one of the many pranks Australians got up to in Vietnam as a relief from the trauma of war. Some played kick-to-kick with a football, although exhausted after the most ferocious battle, while others masqueraded as U.S. officers to score VIP treatment. 1961-1975 - participation, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian

this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.cosgrove, peter, 1947-., generals - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography

Smuggling beer in Top Secret boxes was one of the many pranks Australians got up to in Vietnam as a relief from the trauma of war. Some played kick-to-kick with a football, although exhausted after the most ferocious battle, while others masqueraded as U.S. officers to score VIP treatment. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian

To many people Vietnam was a "reporters' war", reported in many cases from bars in downtown Saigon. The accounts in this book are written by Diggers who served there, and tell the true story of what conditions were really like.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian

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

It began and ended with a trap. The first one nearl led a green Special Forces captain into a slaughter, the last cost the life of a heroic lietuenant. Between the two raged some of the fiercest infantry fighting of the Vietnam Waraustralia - armed forces - biography, vietnam war, personal narratives - australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian, battle of dong tre, battle of trung luong, battle of hoa hoi, 1st cavalry division, 101st screaming eagles, nva

Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian

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

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

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

This is the gripping true story of life and death in the jungle, and an enemy up close and personal.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns, special military operations, aattv, australian army training team vietnam (aattv)

This is the story of a young Australian anaesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War - from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, surgeons - biography