To Long Tan: The Australian Army and the Vietnam War 1950-1966
by McNeill, Ian
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1863732829
- ISBN 13
- 9781863732826
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About This Item
St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin in Association with the Australian War Memorial, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxv 614 pages, with index and bibliography, illustrated. Overseas customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. "'This volume is necessary reading for an understanding of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.' Professor Desmond Ball, Australian National University To Long Tan is the second volume of the Official History of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948-1975, and the first of two volumes on Australian ground operations in Vietnam. This volume begins soon after the Second World War and examines the commitment of Australian forces to Vietnam, first as advisers in 1962, then as a single battalion in 1965, and finally as an independent task force in 1966. Ian McNeill takes the reader through to the battle of Long Tan in August 1966 for which he presents a new and absorbing interpretation. At this critical action the Australians established themselves as the dominant force in Phuoc Tuy province. Ian McNeill has had access to all relevant Australian Government records, and has supplemented this vast array of material with extensive interviews with participants, personal papers and correspondence, and discussions with former Viet Cong. The product of six years work, To Long Tan throws new light on the experience of Australian ground troops in Vietnam in a way that has not been possible before. To Long Tan offers an understanding of the background military events and decisions in Vietnam. It explains the Army's changing strategies and methods of operating, and explores the way the Australian forces related to both the Vietnamese and the Americans. It also delves into the experiences of individuals. To Long Tan is an authoritative and highly readable study of the war on the ground in Vietnam up to the end of 1966. Ian McNeill is currently at work on the second ground operations volume, which will take the story from 1967 to 1975." (Front flap)
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- Bookseller
- Good Reading Second Hand Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019250
- Title
- To Long Tan: The Australian Army and the Vietnam War 1950-1966
- Author
- McNeill, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1863732829
- ISBN 13
- 9781863732826
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin in Association with the Australian War Memorial
- Place of Publication
- St. Leonards, NSW
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Australian Armed Forces Vietnam War Military History
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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