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Author Dapin, Mark, author.

Title Australia's Vietnam : myth vs history / Mark Dapin.

Publication Info. Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
©2019

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 261 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary 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.
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Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian.
Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
Genre/Form Personal narratives -- Australian.
Subject National service -- Australia -- History.
National service.
Australia.
History.
Draft -- Australia -- History.
Draft.
Australia -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Armed Forces.
Australia -- Armed Forces -- Military life -- History.
Chronological Term 1961-1975
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Personal narratives.
Personal narratives.
Other Form: Print version: Dapin, Mark. Australia's Vietnam. Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019 9781742236360 (OCoLC)1090809045
ISBN 9781742248981 (electronic book)
1742248985 (electronic book)
9781742236360
1742236367