Minefields and Miniskirts, 9780868197623
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Australian women’s untold Vietnam War stories: survival, love, and being alive.

Minefields and Miniskirts

Australian Women and the Vietnam War

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  • Paperback

    48 pages

  • Release Date

    8 April 2005

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Summary

If history is told by the victors, the story of war is usually told by the blokes. Now it’s the ‘sheilas’ turn. Nearly a thousand Australian women had a part in the Vietnam War as entertainers, typists, consular staff and army nurses. The one thing they have in common is that their lives were changed forever by Vietnam. For many of them it was the most vital and alive they had ever felt.

Minefields and Miniskirts records the voices of those who were actually there; ordinary w…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780868197623
ISBN-10:0868197629
Author:Terence O'Connell, McHugh Siobhan
Publisher:Currency Press Pty Ltd
Imprint:Currency Press Pty Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:8 April 2005
Weight:70g
Dimensions:210mm x 137mm x 4mm
Series:Cts
About The Author

Terence O'Connell

Terence O’Connell is a well-known director of physical and music theatre, circus, comedy, cabaret, and drama. His work has been produced throughout Australia, with a number of his productions touring nationally.

O’Connell was part of the Creative Team for Ceremonies at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. He later returned to The Production Company to direct the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical classic Oklahoma! at the Victorian Arts Centre.

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