Through the wire: (Record no. 43798)
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fixed length control field | 00940cam a2200157 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 1864488689 (pbk.): |
Terms of availability | 29.95 A$ |
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | SAVAGE David |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Through the wire: |
Remainder of title | action with the SAS in Borneo and the special forces in Vietnam |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | St. Leonards, NSW, Australia: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Allen & Unwin, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1999 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 239p. |
520 #3 - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | Only 4 pages of this book refer to action in Borneo during Konfrontasi. The balance is a personal account by an Australian member of the American "Mike Force", an SAS style unit which during the Vietnam War worked with and trained ethnic minority groups including mountain tribespeople (Montagnards). Mike Force and the Montagnard mercenaries stopped a large North Vietnamese Regular Army at the battle of Duc Lap described as one of the most intense and ferocious major battles of the war. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | AUSTRALIA |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | SPECIAL FORCES |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | VIETNAM WAR |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 0008378 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 08/02/1999 | 959.7043092 SAV | 0008378 | 03/01/2024 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |