000 00936cam a2200145 4500
020 _a9780732282370 (hbk) :
_c27.99GBP
100 1 _aHAM Paul
245 _aVietnam :
_bthe Australian war
260 _aSydney :
_bHarper Collins,
_c2007
300 _a748 p. :
_b ill. 12 leaves of plates
520 _aA good single volume history of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War making extensive use of first hand reports and experiences. Provides a general history of Vietnam, covers the evolving economic and strategic context that faced Australia in the 1950s and 1960s, describes why and how Australia became involved in Vietnam, the course of Australia's war, the initial enthusiasm on the home front then the growing anti-war movement, and the political dimensions of getting into then getting out of the war.
650 _aVIETNAM WAR
_xPARTICIPATION
_xAUSTRALIA
650 _aVIETNAM WAR
_xPOLITICS
_xAUSTRALIA
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_sY
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