TY - BOOK AU - Dapin,Mark TI - Australia's Vietnam: myth vs history SN - 9781742236360 AV - DS558.6.A8 D37 2019 U1 - 355.223630994959.7043394 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Sydney, NSW PB - NewSouth Publishing KW - Vietnam War (1961-1975) KW - fast KW - Armed Forces KW - Military life KW - Draft KW - Military participation KW - Australian KW - National service KW - Recruiting and enlistment KW - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 KW - Participation, Australian KW - Personal narratives, Australian KW - Australia KW - History KW - Recruiting, enlistment, etc KW - Personal narratives N1 - Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information); Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-247) and index; Tertiary/Undergraduate; General N2 - 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 ER -