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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook - All guts and no glory : the story of a Long Tan warrior, Allen & Unwin, 2000
... ...Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - History Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Battle of Long Tan The climax of this book is an account of the Battle of Long Tan, which is told here by the most senior ranking Australian soldier to survive the battle. ...The climax of this book is an account of the Battle of Long Tan, which is told here by the most senior ranking Australian soldier to survive the battle.Index, ill, maps, p.251.non-fictionThe climax of this book is an account of the Battle of Long Tan, which is told here by the most senior ranking Australian soldier to survive the battle. vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam conflict - australian involvement, battle of long tan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Payne VC : the story of Australia's most decorated soldier of the Vietnam War, 2009
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - Personal recollections The dramatic story of an Australian soldier who was awarded the VC for his extraordinary bravery in Vietnam, only to return home to spend years struggling with depression, alcohol and prescription drugs, before turning his life around Index, ill, p.244. ...The dramatic story of an Australian soldier who was awarded the VC for his extraordinary bravery in Vietnam, only to return home to spend years struggling with depression, alcohol and prescription drugs, before turning his life aroundIndex, ill, p.244.non-fictionThe dramatic story of an Australian soldier who was awarded the VC for his extraordinary bravery in Vietnam, only to return home to spend years struggling with depression, alcohol and prescription drugs, before turning his life aroundvietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - personal recollections -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Sylvia Condon, Vietnam letters : TPR Condon RJ 3790571, 2013
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - Personal recollections A personal account of an Australians Vietnam conflict experience Ill, p.214. ...A personal account of an Australians Vietnam conflict experienceIll, p.214.A personal account of an Australians Vietnam conflict experiencevietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - personal recollections -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, 1st (Aust) Field Hospital Association Incorporated, Call sign vampire : the inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War, 2021
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement 1st Australian Field Ambulance This inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War is told through a compilation of operational facts interspersed with the personal experiences of those who served and the patients who passed through the hospital doors, into their care.Call Sign VAMPIRE provides a window into the frenetic world of a military hospital in a war zone through evocative, sometimes confronting imagery. ...This inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War is told through a compilation of operational facts interspersed with the personal experiences of those who served and the patients who passed through the hospital doors, into their care.Call Sign VAMPIRE provides a window into the frenetic world of a military hospital in a war zone through evocative, sometimes confronting imagery. In this environment time was of the essence and life often hung in the balance.Ill, maps, p.280non-fictionThis inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War is told through a compilation of operational facts interspersed with the personal experiences of those who served and the patients who passed through the hospital doors, into their care.Call Sign VAMPIRE provides a window into the frenetic world of a military hospital in a war zone through evocative, sometimes confronting imagery. In this environment time was of the essence and life often hung in the balance.vietnam conflict - australian involvement, 1st australian field ambulance -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Peter Fitzsimons, The battle of Long Tan, 2022
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Vietnam war - 1961-1975 - Politics and government - Australia By far the deadliest battle for Australian forces in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan has a proud place in the annals of Australian military history - and every ANZAC who fought there could hold his head high. ...By far the deadliest battle for Australian forces in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan has a proud place in the annals of Australian military history - and every ANZAC who fought there could hold his head high. Peter FitzSimons, Australia's greatest storyteller, tells the real story of this classic battle. He reveals the horror, the bravery, the wins and the losses that faced our soldiers. He brings to life the personal stories of the men who fought, the events leading up to that memorable battle and the long war that followed, and the political decisions made in the halls of power that sealed their fates. The Battle of Long Tan is an engrossing and powerful history that shows the costs of war never end.Index, bib, notes, ill, p.427.non-fictionBy far the deadliest battle for Australian forces in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan has a proud place in the annals of Australian military history - and every ANZAC who fought there could hold his head high. Peter FitzSimons, Australia's greatest storyteller, tells the real story of this classic battle. He reveals the horror, the bravery, the wins and the losses that faced our soldiers. He brings to life the personal stories of the men who fought, the events leading up to that memorable battle and the long war that followed, and the political decisions made in the halls of power that sealed their fates. The Battle of Long Tan is an engrossing and powerful history that shows the costs of war never end.vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam war - 1961-1975 - politics and government - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Corps Committee of the Royal Australian Engineers, History of 1 Field Squadron Group, Royal Australian Engineers : South Vietnam 1965 - 1972, 2013
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Royal Australian Engineers This book highlights the skill, ingenuity and courage displayed by the Sappers throughout the Vietnam War. ...This book highlights the skill, ingenuity and courage displayed by the Sappers throughout the Vietnam War. It chronicles their experiences, both good and bad, based around their operations and with an emphasis on the personal experiences of those involved.Ill, Appendix, p.354.non-fictionThis book highlights the skill, ingenuity and courage displayed by the Sappers throughout the Vietnam War. It chronicles their experiences, both good and bad, based around their operations and with an emphasis on the personal experiences of those involved.vietnam conflict - australian involvement, royal australian engineers -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Big Sky Publishing et al, Long Tan : the start of a lifelong battle, 2016
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Battles – Long Tan On the afternoon of 18 August 1966, just five kilometres from the main Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR. ...On the afternoon of 18 August 1966, just five kilometres from the main Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR. Under a blanket of mist and heavy monsoon rain, amid the mud and shattered rubber trees, a dispersed Company of 108 men held its ground with courage and grim determination against a three-sided attack from a force of 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops. When the battle subsided, 18 Australian soldiers lay dead and 24 had been wounded. Battlefield clearance revealed 245 enemy bodies with captured documents later confirming the count at over 500 enemy killed and 800 wounded. These men were led by a gruff and gusty perfectionist, Major Harry Smith. Now, some 47 years after the battle, Harry tells his story for the first time. But Long Tan is more than just an account of a historic battle. Harry Smith takes his readers on an extraordinary journey - one that ultimately reveals a remarkable cover-up at the highest military and political echelons. Long Tan is also Harry's life story and portrays his many personal battles, from failed marriages to commando-style killing; from a horrific parachute accident through to his modern-day struggles with bureaucracy for recognition for his soldiers. Harry's battles are tempered by his love of sailing, where he has at last found some peace. Long Tan portrays the wrenching, visceral experience of a man who has fought lifelong battles, in a story that he is only now able to tell. Harry can still hear the gunfire and smell the blood spilt at Long Tan. For him, the fight continues. Collapse summaryIll, maps, p.336.non-fictionOn the afternoon of 18 August 1966, just five kilometres from the main Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, a group of Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR. Under a blanket of mist and heavy monsoon rain, amid the mud and shattered rubber trees, a dispersed Company of 108 men held its ground with courage and grim determination against a three-sided attack from a force of 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops. When the battle subsided, 18 Australian soldiers lay dead and 24 had been wounded. Battlefield clearance revealed 245 enemy bodies with captured documents later confirming the count at over 500 enemy killed and 800 wounded. These men were led by a gruff and gusty perfectionist, Major Harry Smith. Now, some 47 years after the battle, Harry tells his story for the first time. But Long Tan is more than just an account of a historic battle. Harry Smith takes his readers on an extraordinary journey - one that ultimately reveals a remarkable cover-up at the highest military and political echelons. Long Tan is also Harry's life story and portrays his many personal battles, from failed marriages to commando-style killing; from a horrific parachute accident through to his modern-day struggles with bureaucracy for recognition for his soldiers. Harry's battles are tempered by his love of sailing, where he has at last found some peace. Long Tan portrays the wrenching, visceral experience of a man who has fought lifelong battles, in a story that he is only now able to tell. Harry can still hear the gunfire and smell the blood spilt at Long Tan. For him, the fight continues. Collapse summary vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – battles – long tan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Cobbs Crossing Publication, Long Tan and beyond : Alpha Company 6 RAR in Vietnam 1966-67, 2006
... ...Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Battle of Long Tan Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Here for the first time is included the story about the relief force - the men who turned defeat into victory. ...Here for the first time is included the story about the relief force - the men who turned defeat into victory. More than that, it is a story told by soldiers about soldiers. You will laugh and cry with them.Index, ill, maps, p.478.non-fictionHere for the first time is included the story about the relief force - the men who turned defeat into victory. More than that, it is a story told by soldiers about soldiers. You will laugh and cry with them.battle of long tan, vietnam conflict - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Peregrine Publishing, Fire mission 106 battery : young Australian gunners in the Vietnam War, 2020
... ...Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Regimental histories - Australia Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Recollections of young Australian artillery gunners during the Vietnam conflict Ill, p.168. ...Recollections of young Australian artillery gunners during the Vietnam conflictIll, p.168.non-fictionRecollections of young Australian artillery gunners during the Vietnam conflictvietnam war 1961-1975 – regimental histories - australia, vietnam conflict - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Michael Caulfield, The Vietnam years:From the jungle to the Australian suburbs, 2007
... ...Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam - History 1945-1975 Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement This story weaves through the paddy fields and the suburbs, from Vung Tau and Long Tan, to Bankstown and Broadmeadows, and tells of the long hard road Australia took that us travel from innocence to bitterness, and from despair to redemption. ...This story weaves through the paddy fields and the suburbs, from Vung Tau and Long Tan, to Bankstown and Broadmeadows, and tells of the long hard road Australia took that us travel from innocence to bitterness, and from despair to redemption.Index, ill, p.491.non-fictionThis story weaves through the paddy fields and the suburbs, from Vung Tau and Long Tan, to Bankstown and Broadmeadows, and tells of the long hard road Australia took that us travel from innocence to bitterness, and from despair to redemption.vietnam - history 1945-1975, vietnam conflict - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, Vietnam : the Australian experience, 1987
... ...Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war - 1961-1975 Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement A summary of the involvement of Australian tropps in the Vietnam conflict Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.300. ...A summary of the involvement of Australian tropps in the Vietnam conflictIndex, bibliography, ill, maps, p.300.non-fictionA summary of the involvement of Australian tropps in the Vietnam conflictvietnam war - 1961-1975, vietnam conflict - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Department of Veterans Affairs, Vietnam 1968: The battle of fire support bases Coral / Balmoral, 2008
... ...Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - Pictorial works Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Description of the battle of Coral / Balmoral Ill, p.25?. ...Description of the battle of Coral / BalmoralIll, p.25?.non-fictionDescription of the battle of Coral / Balmoralvietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works, vietnam conflict - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, World Almanac Library, The Vietnam war, 2005
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - Pictorial works A short illustrated history of the Vietnam war Index, ill, maps, p.63. ...A short illustrated history of the Vietnam warIndex, ill, maps, p.63.non-fictionA short illustrated history of the Vietnam warvietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Steve Kyritsis, Greek-Australians in the Vietnam war, 2009
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Biography The purpose of this book is .... to let those Greek-Australians who served [in the Vietnam War] - whether as National Service conscripts or as regular soldiers - tell their own stories Ill, p.257. ...The purpose of this book is .... to let those Greek-Australians who served [in the Vietnam War] - whether as National Service conscripts or as regular soldiers - tell their own storiesIll, p.257.non-fictionThe purpose of this book is .... to let those Greek-Australians who served [in the Vietnam War] - whether as National Service conscripts or as regular soldiers - tell their own storiesvietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Robert J. O'Neill, Vietnam task : the 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, 1966/67, 1968
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Regimental histories - Australia On 24 May 1966, eight hundred men of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, landed at Nui Dat, in Viet Cong territory. ...On 24 May 1966, eight hundred men of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, landed at Nui Dat, in Viet Cong territory. For the next 12 months they were faced with the task of restoring peace, civil law and regular commerce to the Vietnamese of Phuoc Tuy province. This book is a detailed record of those months in the monsoon jungles--of the problems that were faced and the solutions that were found.Ill, index, maps, p.256.non-fictionOn 24 May 1966, eight hundred men of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, landed at Nui Dat, in Viet Cong territory. For the next 12 months they were faced with the task of restoring peace, civil law and regular commerce to the Vietnamese of Phuoc Tuy province. This book is a detailed record of those months in the monsoon jungles--of the problems that were faced and the solutions that were found. vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – regimental histories - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Dept. of Veterans' Affairs, Vietnam : our war - our peace, 2006
... Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam conflict - Australian involvement Vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - Pictorial works Vietnam: Or War - Our Peace brings together 44 stories from the Vietnam veteran's community. ...Vietnam: Or War - Our Peace brings together 44 stories from the Vietnam veteran's community.Ill, p.139.Vietnam: Or War - Our Peace brings together 44 stories from the Vietnam veteran's community. vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works -
Streatham and District Historical SocietyPicture, Russell Adams 1965-1967
... conflict in Vietnam worn by Australian soldiers. Russell Henry Adams was one of thousands that went to service for the country. This war was between the South and North of Vietnam and the American troops also were involved. The conflict seen many men killed or wounded and was not a very popular conflict with many back home and overseas. Demonstrats Australias involvement ...This picture shows the tipical uniform of the time of conflict in Vietnam worn by Australian soldiers. Russell Henry Adams was one of thousands that went to service for the country. This war was between the South and North of Vietnam and the American troops also were involved. The conflict seen many men killed or wounded and was not a very popular conflict with many back home and overseas.Demonstrats Australias involvement in the Vietnam conflict during the 1960s.Black & white rectangular photo of Russell Henry Adams in uniform of the rifleman of the 6RAR Vietnam V3787341Writting in blue pen across back os the words "Russell Henry Adams". Also in pencil the words "Vietnam V3787341 Rifleman 6RAR + 2RAR Service 29/9/1965-28/9/1967soldiers, east, henry, conflict, streatham, westmere, mininera, nerrin, wars, russell, adams -
Lara RSL Sub BranchArtwork, other - Vietnam Photo Photo Collage, Australia
... Vietnam War was a Military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other member nations of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) Australian Involvement For a decade from 1962 ton 1972, Australian Forces were actively involved in the bitter war that tore Vietnam apart. ...Australians in the Vietnam war Vietnam the Vietnam War was a Military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other member nations of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) Australian Involvement For a decade from 1962 ton 1972, Australian Forces were actively involved in the bitter war that tore Vietnam apart. ...Photo collage of Australians in the Vietnam warFramed Picture Collage of Photos of VietnamVietnam the Vietnam War was a Military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other member nations of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) Australian Involvement For a decade from 1962 ton 1972, Australian Forces were actively involved in the bitter war that tore Vietnam apart. They served with distinction, and in battles such the decisive battle of Long Tan. They proved that they were more than a match for the Viet Cong. -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Martin Cameron, Australia's longest war, 1987
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia A personal account by a participant in the Vietnam conflict Ill, maps, p.168. ...A personal account by a participant in the Vietnam conflictIll, maps, p.168.non-fictionA personal account by a participant in the Vietnam conflictvietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Longman Cheshire, War without end : conflict in Indo-China, 1995
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 – History Indochina - History Indo-China war - Australian involvement in Vietnam - Laos and Cambodia ; Jim Cairns - Harold Holt - Ho Chi Minh - John F. Kennedy - Robert Menzies - My Lai - Richard Nixon - Lyndon B. Johnson (L.B.J.) - Tet Offensive - Fall of Saigon - Why America lost - Cambodia & the Sihanouk years - Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot - Agent Orange & Post-traumatic stress disorder - Vietnamese boat people & resettlement destinations. Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.183. War without end : conflict ...Indo-China war - Australian involvement in Vietnam - Laos and Cambodia ; Jim Cairns - Harold Holt - Ho Chi Minh - John F. Kennedy - Robert Menzies - My Lai - Richard Nixon - Lyndon B. Johnson (L.B.J.) - Tet Offensive - Fall of Saigon - Why America lost - Cambodia & the Sihanouk years - Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot - Agent Orange & Post-traumatic stress disorder - Vietnamese boat people & resettlement destinations.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.183.non-fictionIndo-China war - Australian involvement in Vietnam - Laos and Cambodia ; Jim Cairns - Harold Holt - Ho Chi Minh - John F. Kennedy - Robert Menzies - My Lai - Richard Nixon - Lyndon B. Johnson (L.B.J.) - Tet Offensive - Fall of Saigon - Why America lost - Cambodia & the Sihanouk years - Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot - Agent Orange & Post-traumatic stress disorder - Vietnamese boat people & resettlement destinations.vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, indochina - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, HarperCollins, Vietnam : the Australian war, 2007
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – History Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement The participation by Australian soldiers in the Vietnam conflict (1962-1975), including political background, accounts of battles and operations in Vietnam, soldiers' personal histories, and with reference to the anti-war movement. ...The participation by Australian soldiers in the Vietnam conflict (1962-1975), including political background, accounts of battles and operations in Vietnam, soldiers' personal histories, and with reference to the anti-war movement.Index,bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.814.non-fictionThe participation by Australian soldiers in the Vietnam conflict (1962-1975), including political background, accounts of battles and operations in Vietnam, soldiers' personal histories, and with reference to the anti-war movement.vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Random House, Write home for me : a red cross women in Vietnam, 2006
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement Vietnam war 1961-1975 - Red Cross - Women Working as a journalist at the Adelaide Advertiser in 1966, Jean Debelle yearned to be involved in the biggest story of the decade - the Vietnam War. But only male journalists in Australia were being sent to cover the escalating conflict ...Working as a journalist at the Adelaide Advertiser in 1966, Jean Debelle yearned to be involved in the biggest story of the decade - the Vietnam War. But only male journalists in Australia were being sent to cover the escalating conflict. Instead, she volunteered to work in Vietnam for the Red Cross to tend to the non-medical welfare of the sick and wounded ANZAC forces. Jean had planned to report on the war in spare moments - but there were none. For one year she lived in the spotlight: a young Australian woman among 5,000 men. This intimate personal account is told from the rare and compassionate perspective of a young woman living close to the battlefront. Jean tells of the resilience of the soldiers in the face of daily atrocities and of the international medical personnel fighting to save lives and to rebuild shattered bodies and minds. It is also the story of the Vietnamese, struggling to maintain not just their traditions but their very lives in the face of brutal hardship. With infectious humour, Jean tells of striving to be like a sister to the men when sex was in the very air they breathed. But she experienced stark terror when she faced a crazed gunman, had a close call in a minefield and was caught in the midst of a Vietnamese skirmish. Jean also offers an unvarnished look at the Australians' worst battle in Vietnam, Long Tan, and their worst landmine disaster. With unblinking candour, she writes of the harsh realisation that after nine months in Vietnam she had grown cold to the unrelenting horror of war. From diaries, letters and Red Cross reports, Jean Debelle Lamensdorf has researched and written a story not only of tragedy but also of hope and humour. It is a compelling adventure story - and one of love.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.302.non-fictionWorking as a journalist at the Adelaide Advertiser in 1966, Jean Debelle yearned to be involved in the biggest story of the decade - the Vietnam War. But only male journalists in Australia were being sent to cover the escalating conflict. Instead, she volunteered to work in Vietnam for the Red Cross to tend to the non-medical welfare of the sick and wounded ANZAC forces. Jean had planned to report on the war in spare moments - but there were none. For one year she lived in the spotlight: a young Australian woman among 5,000 men. This intimate personal account is told from the rare and compassionate perspective of a young woman living close to the battlefront. Jean tells of the resilience of the soldiers in the face of daily atrocities and of the international medical personnel fighting to save lives and to rebuild shattered bodies and minds. It is also the story of the Vietnamese, struggling to maintain not just their traditions but their very lives in the face of brutal hardship. With infectious humour, Jean tells of striving to be like a sister to the men when sex was in the very air they breathed. But she experienced stark terror when she faced a crazed gunman, had a close call in a minefield and was caught in the midst of a Vietnamese skirmish. Jean also offers an unvarnished look at the Australians' worst battle in Vietnam, Long Tan, and their worst landmine disaster. With unblinking candour, she writes of the harsh realisation that after nine months in Vietnam she had grown cold to the unrelenting horror of war. From diaries, letters and Red Cross reports, Jean Debelle Lamensdorf has researched and written a story not only of tragedy but also of hope and humour. It is a compelling adventure story - and one of love. vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 - red cross - women -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Mt Evelyn RSL Sub-Branch, Yarra Valley Vietnam Veterans, 2018
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia Veterans - Victoria - Yarra valley - Biography 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. ...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 BranchBook, Australian Military History Publication, Viet Nam diggers' language : abbreviations, acronyms, terms and jargon, of the Viet Nam war, 2006
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement English language - Australia - Slang A reference book intended to help those who struggle with military jargon, especially in relation to the Vietnam conflict Index, bibliography, ill, p.212. ...A reference book intended to help those who struggle with military jargon, especially in relation to the Vietnam conflictIndex, bibliography, ill, p.212.non-fictionA reference book intended to help those who struggle with military jargon, especially in relation to the Vietnam conflictvietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, english language - australia - slang -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Jacaranda Press, War without honour, 1966
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement Australia - Politics and Government 1965- The author analyses the background to the Vietnam conflict and discusses the present day Australian role from a military and political context. ...The author analyses the background to the Vietnam conflict and discusses the present day Australian role from a military and political context.Ill, maps, p.154.non-fictionThe author analyses the background to the Vietnam conflict and discusses the present day Australian role from a military and political context.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, australia - politics and government 1965- -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allan and Unwin, Viet Nam shots : a photographic account of Australians at war, 2002
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war - 1961-1975 Vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - Pictorial works Photographic coverage of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam war, on the battlefield and the home front, accompanied by explanatory text. ...Photographic coverage of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam war, on the battlefield and the home front, accompanied by explanatory text. The photographs portray the difficult conditions under which Australians served and fought, in a tribute to those who served and those who did not return.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.199.non-fictionPhotographic coverage of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam war, on the battlefield and the home front, accompanied by explanatory text. The photographs portray the difficult conditions under which Australians served and fought, in a tribute to those who served and those who did not return.vietnam war - 1961-1975, vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Australia. Dept. of Veterans' Affairs. Public Affairs Section, Vietnam Remembered: Three Decades On Part 2
... National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Participation Australian Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Anniversaries Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Chronology Terendak Cemetery - Malaysia Kranji War Cemetery Nui Dat Australia's military involvement in the Vietnam Conflict was the longest in duration of any war in Australia's history. ...Australia's military involvement in the Vietnam Conflict was the longest in duration of any war in Australia's history.Booklets in 2 foldersAustralia's military involvement in the Vietnam Conflict was the longest in duration of any war in Australia's history.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - anniversaries, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - chronology, terendak cemetery - malaysia, kranji war cemetery, nui dat -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Brodie, Scott, Tilting at Dominoes: Australia and the Vietnam War
... National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 - Participation Australian tilting of Dominoes: Australia and the Vietnam War tells the story of our country's involvement in the Vietnam War, from the political naivety of the 1950s through to the more enlightened and informed society of the late 1960s. ...tilting of Dominoes: Australia and the Vietnam War tells the story of our country's involvement in the Vietnam War, from the political naivety of the 1950s through to the more enlightened and informed society of the late 1960s.tilting of Dominoes: Australia and the Vietnam War tells the story of our country's involvement in the Vietnam War, from the political naivety of the 1950s through to the more enlightened and informed society of the late 1960s.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Barclay, Glen St. J, A Very Small Insurance Policy: the Politics of Australian Involvement in Vietnam, 1954-1967, 1988
... National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 - Participation Australian Australia - Foreign relations - Vietnam Vietnam - Foreign relations - Australia A Very small Insurance Policy reveals the motivation, the illusions and the ultimate failure of Australia's involvement in Vietnam. ...A Very small Insurance Policy reveals the motivation, the illusions and the ultimate failure of Australia's involvement in Vietnam.A Very small Insurance Policy reveals the motivation, the illusions and the ultimate failure of Australia's involvement in Vietnam.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, australia - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, McNab, Chris and Wiest, Andy, The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War, 2000
... National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast 1961-1975 Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- Pictorial works Indochina 1961 -1975 - United States Australian Soldiers A thorough and well-illustrated history of the decades-long conflict in Southeast Asia, from Frances's involvement in the First Indochina War to the participation of the United States and its allies, including Australian and South Korea, in the Vietnam War. ...A thorough and well-illustrated history of the decades-long conflict in Southeast Asia, from Frances's involvement in the First Indochina War to the participation of the United States and its allies, including Australian and South Korea, in the Vietnam War.A thorough and well-illustrated history of the decades-long conflict in Southeast Asia, from Frances's involvement in the First Indochina War to the participation of the United States and its allies, including Australian and South Korea, in the Vietnam War. 1961-1975, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- pictorial works, indochina, 1961 -1975 - united states, australian soldiers
