Australia's Vietnam
Myth Vs History
$32.22
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2019
Summary
2019 Nib Military History Prize Finalist
‘This book should be read by anyone interested in the way myths become accepted as history.’ - Peter Edwards, author of Australia and the Vietnam War
Why everything you think you know about Australia’s Vietnam War is wrong.
When journalist and historian Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every popular misconception. He …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742236360 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1742236367 |
| Author: | Mark Dapin |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2019 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 152mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
This book should be read by anyone interested in the way myths become accepted as history.’ - Peter Edwards, author of Australia and the Vietnam War
About The Author
Mark Dapin
Mark Dapin is a novelist, journalist and historian. The Nashos’ War: Australia’s national servicemen and Vietnam, won the People’s Choice Prize at the 2015 Nib Waverley Library Awards and was shortlisted for the 2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for non-fiction. His novel Spirit House, about Jewish prisoners of war on the Burma Railway, was shortlisted for the Age Book of the Year. He is the author of Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian military and editor of The Penguin Book of Australian War Writing.
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