p.607.fictionThe fire dream captures the depth and essence of the Vietnam war as no novel has done since Herman Wouk accomplished for World War II. vietnam war 1961-1975 - fiction, war stories

p.227.fictionKien's job is to search the Jungle of Screaming Souls for corpses. He knows the area well - this was where, in the dry season of 1969, his battalion was obliterated by American napalm and helicopter gunfire. Kien was one of only ten survivors. This book is his attempt to understand the eleven years of his life he gave to a senseless war.vietnam war 1961-1975 - fiction, vietnam war 1961-1975 - history

p.390.fictionDonkey Simpson, a typically naive young Australian, thrust into uniform by his country, sets out on the adventure of a lifetime -- or so he thinks. But Vietnam is not what he expected. It's a horror story. It's a story over which he has no control, at first a 'typical Army stuff-up' which wrenches him this way and that, like a puppet soldier on a string, and then something far more dangerous and sinister threatens to destroy him -- but who's pulling the strings? This is the story of Simpson and his mates, caught in a war between powerful ideologies which none of them understood. They walk the fine line of sanity, swinging wildly between love and hate, pathos and humour, patriotism and treason, life and pointless death. Donkey Simpson's story is centred around the Public Relations Office of the Australian contingent, and a spy in the nearby Intelligence Office -- a spy of unclear loyalties, working for the South Vietnamese allies, working for the enemy, or working only for survival? The novel has its ugly aspects -- most soldiers' lack of respect for the Vietnamese, whether ally or enemy, the callous disregard for human life, and the treachery practised on both sides. Collapse summary vietnam war 1961-1975 - fiction, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia

Ill, p.296.fictionA novel of the Australian National Service experience.vietnam war 1961-1975, vietnam war 1961-1975 - fiction

p.191.fictionA fictional account of a an Australian national serviceman in Vietnamvietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – fiction

Ill, notes, maps, p.370.fiction1966: An Australian military base is established around a hill in South Viet Nam - two battalions strong. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army draw up a plan to eliminate the base and allocate eight battalions for the task. Then the plan is thwarted when the Vietnamese forces run into an Australian company in the Long Tan rubber plantation.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – fiction

fictionOne Day in 1968, a young simple-minded soldier named Cacciato leaves for the war in Vietnam and sets out on foot for gay Paree.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

fictionthe author served in the Vietnam conflict and has drawn on his knowledge and experience to present this powerful story of two young men, one militant and aggressive, the other basically a pacifist, who are conscripted and sent to fight on the jungle.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- fiction, conscription

On 19 August 1966, the war in Viet Nam became a reality to the Australian people. It was announced in the press, and later in the parliament, that a battle had occurred near Task Force Base at Nui Dat. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction, australia - armed forces - fiction

John Rowe puts his fingers into the open wounds of the Vietnam War. His book hursts, but it is essential reading for those who want to understand the war vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction, war stories

fictionThe classic novel of the Vietnam War. A book of the month club selection "brilliant" "tough and real" "powerful" "magnificent" "gripping"vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

fictionCaptain Barney South had flown ninety hazardous missions. The first ace of the Vietnam War, he had already used up more that his fair share of luckvietnam war 1961-1975 - fiction, air war