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On the offensive : the Australian Army in the Vietnam War, Jan 1967 - June 1968

By:

MCNEILL Ian

Contributor(s):

EAKINS Ashley

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Official history of Australia's involvment in Southeast Asian conflicts 1948-1975 vol 8Publication details: Crows Nest, NSW.: Allen & Unwin, 2003Description: 650pISBN:

1863733043 (hbk.):

Subject(s):

Summary: Very detailed description of Australia's two infantry battalions in action. Covers the controversial barrier minefield project, the Tet Offensive, and the fierce fighting around Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral with new anaylses of the failures in planning and execution of operations that amost resulted in disaster for the Australian forces. Extensively illustrated with maps, diagrams, and photographs. Appendix A provides a summary of 61 specific operations.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Book	Defence Academy Library On-Shelf	959.7043394 OFF (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	AUS-DON		12337-2001
Book	Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf	959.7043394 OFF (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available			0014575

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Very detailed description of Australia's two infantry battalions in action. Covers the controversial barrier minefield project, the Tet Offensive, and the fierce fighting around Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral with new anaylses of the failures in planning and execution of operations that amost resulted in disaster for the Australian forces. Extensively illustrated with maps, diagrams, and photographs. Appendix A provides a summary of 61 specific operations.

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