The Vietnam Years
From the jungle to the Australian suburbs
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2009
Summary
The Vietnam War was the longest and most divisive war in Australian history. Between 1962 and 1972, 59,000 Australian men and women served there; 520 were killed and over 2,500 wounded. Many of the veterans still bear the scars - physically and mentally - from their time there.
This is the story of the Vietnam War - not a chronological military history. It was an asymmetric war and this is an asymmetric story. A patrol on the last day was the same as a patrol on the first day - what h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733624131 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733624138 |
| Author: | Michael Caulfield |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2009 |
| Weight: | 452g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 37mm |
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In his account of the Vietnam war, Michael Caulfield quickly reveals his origins in television and film production. Its sense of perspective is fast-moving, gripping and panoramic… - Sydney Morning Herald.
Caulfield swings easily from the personal to the observational… - The Age.About The Author
Michael Caulfield
Michael Caulfield has been a composer, musician and TV and film producer and director, both in Australia and overseas. He was the executive producer of the ABC TV series Australians at War. He has published two other books with Hachette.
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