| Description |
xxv, 614 pages : illustrations, maps (some color), portraits ; 25 cm |
| Series |
The Official history of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian conflicts 1948-1975 ; 2 |
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Official history of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian conflicts, 1948-1975 ; 2
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| Contents |
App. A Summary of operations, 1965-1966 by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Retd) -- App. B Australian headquarters and units allocated for service in Vietnam to 31 December 1966 -- App. C Documents -- App. D Australian Army decorations and battle honours in the Vietnam War, 1962-1966 -- App. E Roll of honour, 1962-1966 -- App. F Statistics -- Bibliography / Ashley Ekins |
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pt. 1. Forward Defence. 1. New army, new strategy, 1950-1964. 2. The advisers' war, 1962-1965 -- pt. 2. The Battalion. 3. 'The only way': The introduction of ground troops, 1964-1965. 4. 1RAR: Initial operations, May-June 1965. 5. Developing a modus operandi, June-September 1965. 6. Extending the role, July-October 1965. 7. Maintaining the momentum, October 1965-May 1966 -- pt. 3. The Task Force. 8. An independent task force, May 1965-March 1966. 9. Preparing the task force, March-May 1966. 10. Phuoc Tuy: the province and the problem. 11. Establishing the base, April-June 1966. 12. Extending the controlled area, July 1966. 13. The pressure increases, mid-July to mid-August 1966 -- pt. 4. The Battle of Long Tan. 14. The enemy responds: The battle of Long Tan, 17-18 August 1966. 15. 'A very close thing indeed': Long Tan concludes, 18-21 August 1966. 16. Reflections on Long Tan -- pt. 5. The First Phase Ends. 17. Consolidation, August-December 1966. 18. A review |
| Summary |
"A policy of forward defence against communist expansion in Asia resulted in new alliances and strategies which brought great changes to the [Australian] Army. These new directions and perspectives together with events in Southeast Asia led inexorably to the commitment of forces to Vietnam alongside those of the United States of America - Australia for the first time going to war without Britain. This volume explains the changes in the Army and follows the experience of the initial forces to Vietnam, first the advisors, then one battalion in 1965, then a task force in 1966. It culminates in the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966 and its immediate aftermath which established the 1st Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy province"--Preface |
| Analysis |
Australian Army |
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History, 1946-1969 |
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Vietnam |
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Vietnam War |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Maps on lining papers |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 574-584 |
| Notes |
The official history of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian conflicts 1948-1975 no:2 |
| Subject |
Australia. Australian Army -- Foreign service -- Vietnam.
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Australia. Australian Army.
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Australia. Australian Army -- Foreign service.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004658 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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Vietnam http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032186 -- Armed Forces.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002455
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| Author |
Australian War Memorial.
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| LC no. |
93161995 |
| ISBN |
1863732829 |
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