| Description |
xi, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
In 1963, 28-year-old Australian Captain Barry Petersen was sent to Vietnam as part of the 30-man Australian Training Team, two years before the first official Australian troops arrived. Seconded to the CIA, he was sent to the remote Central Highlands to build an anti-communist guerrilla force among the indigenous Montagnard people |
| Notes |
"The hilltribes made him a demi-god. The CIA wanted to kill him. The remarkable true story of Australian war hero Barry Petersen."--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-340) and index |
| Subject |
Petersen, Barry -- Career in armed forces
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Australia. Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam -- Officers -- Biography.
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Australia. Australian Army. Royal Australian Regiment. Battalion, 2nd. Company, C. -- Officers -- Biography
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Montagnard (Vietnamese people)
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
2009512223 |
| ISBN |
9780733623660 paperback |
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