Australia's Vietnam : myth vs history / Mark Dapin.
Publication details: Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.Description: viii, 261 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781742236360
- 1742236367
- Myth vs history
- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- 1961-1975
- 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 -- Australia -- History
- Draft -- Australia -- History
- Australia
- Australia -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc
- Australia -- Armed Forces -- Military life -- History
- Australian
- 355.223630994 959.7043394 23
- DS558.6.A8 D37 2019
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 355.223 DAP | Available | 069388 |
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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.
