Australian war correspondent Denis Gibbons lived and worked in South Vietnam for five years. He arrived in Vietnam in January 1966 and operated from the 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters during his time in Vietnam. His unique photographs were shot in the thick of action, giving them an immediacy and a real sense of the danger that Australian soldiers lived for most of the time in Vietnam. During his time in Vietnam. He took tens of thousands of his black-and-white and colour photographs. Gibbons was flown out of Vietnam in November 1970, after being wounded when an Armoured Personnel Carrier he was travelling in hit an enemy mine; he was wounded six times over the course of his five years in Vietnam.

Camoflague shirt with two pockets on chest with two buttons on each. One button missing from top of shirt. One button missing from bottom of jacket. Tailor made in Vietnam.

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Australian war correspondent Denis Gibbons lived and worked in South Vietnam for five years. He arrived in Vietnam in January 1966 and operated from the 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters during his time in Vietnam. His unique photographs were shot in the thick of action, giving them an immediacy and a real sense of the danger that Australian soldiers lived for most of the time in Vietnam. During his time in Vietnam. He took tens of thousands of his black-and-white and colour photographs. Gibbons was flown out of Vietnam in November 1970, after being wounded when an Armoured Personnel Carrier he was travelling in hit an enemy mine; he was wounded six times over the course of his five years in Vietnam.

Black and silver camera - Nikkormat FT SLR with a zoon lens and attaching plate for flash. No straps. Takes film. Quite heavy. Has provision for michrphone and tripod

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