A history of the Australian minefield laid in the Phuc Tuy Province in 1967 that played havoc with Australia's military operations in Vietnam and constituted the greatest tactical blunder in Australian military history since World War Two.
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Greg Lockhart served with the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam. He is also a successful author and an Honorary Historian of the Vietnam Veterans Federation of Australia.
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This review is from: The Minefield: An Australian Tragedy in Vietnam (Paperback)
Even as an ex Australian Sapper who served in Vietnam in 1967-68, I can do little better than offer the following link:[...] This is perhaps the best piece of Australian military history I've read, from the philosophical through strategic to tactical by an ex officer who is tri-lingual (English, French, and Vietnamese) thus facilitating a unique ability to analyse primary sources. The incompetence of command to the bravery of the digger is all here, along not just with commentary but professional analysis. If you served in the event known as Vietnam, or a member of your family served, this is a must to learn about the incompetence of command that caused nearly 40% of all Australian casualties by their planting of a minefield that became a depot for the NVA/VC from which they drew weapons to kill and maim Australian soldiers and inflict hurt on their families to this day. Please, please read this book.
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long dat, province chief, lance corporal, great official silence, village guerilla units, local guerilla units, barrier minefield, pressure release switch, minefield disaster, mine warfare training, mine casualties, mine incidents, local guerillas, incident drills, forward operational base, vital population, protective minefield, assault pioneers, pacification operations, battle for the box, barrier base, laying rate, mine training, mine battle, bunker system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy, Long Hai Mountains, Field Squadron, Minh Dam, Dien Bien Phu, Brigadier Graham, Operation Pinaroo, Press Release, Morice Line, Long Hais, Phuoc Loi, Viet Minh, Operation Leeton, Vung Tau, Hon Vung, John Fraser, Vietnam War, Long Green, Xuyen Moc, Lang Phuoc Hai, General Wilton, Southeast Asia, Hoa Long, Light Green Browse Sample Pages:
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long dat, province chief, lance corporal, great official silence, village guerilla units, local guerilla units, barrier minefield, pressure release switch, minefield disaster, mine warfare training, mine casualties, mine incidents, local guerillas, incident drills, forward operational base, vital population, protective minefield, assault pioneers, pacification operations, battle for the box, barrier base, laying rate, mine training, mine battle, bunker system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy, Long Hai Mountains, Field Squadron, Minh Dam, Dien Bien Phu, Brigadier Graham, Operation Pinaroo, Press Release, Morice Line, Long Hais, Phuoc Loi, Viet Minh, Operation Leeton, Vung Tau, Hon Vung, John Fraser, Vietnam War, Long Green, Xuyen Moc, Lang Phuoc Hai, General Wilton, Southeast Asia, Hoa Long, Light Green Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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