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Australia. Australian Army. Australian Task Force (Vietnam), 1st.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian.
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Counterinsurgency -- Vietnam (Republic)
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Australia -- History, Military.
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Descript |
1 online resource (456 pages) |
Content |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
Contents |
Intro -- Foreword -- 5th Battalion Roll of Honour -- List of Maps and Figures -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction: The Purpose of this Book -- 1. The Challenge -- 2. Why was 5 RAR Stationed at Nui Dat? -- 3. Facing New Realities: From Holsworthy to Nui Dat -- 4. 5 RAR on Operations, May-September 1966 -- 5. Intelligence Work in Phuoc Tuy after Long Tan -- 6. Into the Hills: Operations Canberra and Robin - October 1966 -- Plate Section -- 7. Operation Queanbeyan - October 1966: Unfinished Business from Operation Canberra -- 8. A Platoon Commander's War - Part 1 -- 9. Contact with the Enemy - Through Soldiers' Eyes -- 10. A Platoon Commander's War - Part 2 -- 11. Advisers? Activities Beyond the Battalion -- Plate Section -- 12. Fire Support: 103 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery in Action -- 13. The Medical Problems of Operations in the Hills -- 14. The Challenges of Air Support -- 15. The Development of the Reconnaissance Platoon -- 16. John Warr as Commanding Officer: His Approach to the War -- 17. Conclusion: The Development of a 5 RAR Approach -- Appendix A. 5th Battalion Decorations and Awards: Vietnam 1966-67 -- Appendix B. Authors' Biographical Notes -- Appendix C. Cordon and Search Operations -- Appendix D. The Enemy: Uncontested Tenancy Prior to the Arrival of ATF -- Appendix E. Glossary Military Terms -- Appendix F. Map Symbols -- Appendix G. Bibliography -- Index. |
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Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU |
Alt author |
Boxall, Ron, editor.
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O'Neill, Robert John, editor.
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ISBN |
9781760463335 (electronic bk.) |
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