| Australian Military Operations in Vietnam Contributor(s): Palazzo, Albert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0980475384 ISBN-13: 9780980475388 Publisher: Big Sky Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Military - Vietnam War |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| LCCN: 2011431754 |
| Series: Australian Army Campaigns |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.8" W x 9.7" (1.25 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From 1962 to 1972 Australia joined the United States in fighting a communist inspired insurgency war in the jungles of South Vietnam against infiltrators who sought to overthrow the local government. Over 50,000 Australians served in Vietnam, 519 lost their lives, and the conflict ended ignominiously in the insurgents' victory. Although now in the past, the Vietnam War resonates with lessons for the Australian Army as it strives to defeat not Communism but Terrorism. Australian Military Operations in Vietnam highlights some of the successes and failures of an earlier generation of officers for the benefit of today's leaders. |