An Australian Army veteran offers a rare glimpse into the
multi-national operations of the Vietnam War in this vivid and
thoroughly researched memoir. In Team 19 in Vietnam, David Millie
offers an insightful account of his twelve-month tour with the
renowned Australian Army Training Team Vietnam in Quang Tri
Province—a crucial tactical site along the demilitarized zone that
was North Vietnam's gateway to the south. This firsthand narrative
vividly demonstrates the importance of the region and the substantial
number of forces engaged there. Drawing from published and unpublished
military documents, his personal diary, and the letters he wrote while
deployed, Millie introduces readers to the daily routines, actions,
and disappointments of a field staff officer. Millie also discusses
his interactions with province senior advisor Colonel Harley F. Mooney
and Major John Shalikashvili, who would later become chairman of the
US Joint Chiefs of Staff. Few Australian accounts of the Vietnam War
exist, and Millie offers a fresh perspective on the year after the Tet
offensive. He contends that responsibility for the catastrophe
inflicted on Vietnamese civilians is shared by an international
community that failed to act effectively in the face of a crisis.
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An Australian Soldier at War
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780813143279
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Antall sider
432
Forfatter