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Dapin, Mark,

Australia's Vietnam : myth vs history / Myth vs history Mark Dapin. - Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019. - viii, 261 pages ; 24 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-247) and index.

Why everything you think you know about Australia's Vietnam War is wrong. When Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and shrouded in myth. From army claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; and the level of atrocities committed by Australian troops; to the belief there were no welcome home parades until the late 1980s and returned soldiers were met by angry protesters. Australia's Vietnam is a major contribution to the understanding of Australia's experience of the war and will change the way we think about memory and military history.

Tertiary/Undergraduate. General.

ISBN: 9781742236360 1742236367

LCCN: be2019011745

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Vietnam War (1961-1975)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1961-1975

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Armed Forces--Military life.
Draft.
Military participation--Australian.
National service.
Recruiting and enlistment.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Participation, Australian.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, Australian.
National service--History.--Australia
Draft--History.--Australia

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Australia.
Australia--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Australia--Armed Forces--Military life--History.

Subjects--Index Terms: Australian

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Personal narratives--Australian.

LC Class. No.: DS558.6.A8 / D37 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 355.223630994 959.7043394