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Dewey Decimal. 959.7043394. Vietnam, The Australian War is a 2007 non-fiction book (ISBN 9780732282370) written by Australian author and historian Paul Ham. [1] The book is a comprehensive history of the First and Second Indochinese wars, written from a predominantly Australian point of view, namely, the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War.
521 killed, ~3,000 wounded. Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War began with a small commitment of 30 military advisors in 1962, and increased over the following decade to a peak of 7,672 Australian personnel following the Menzies Government 's April 1965 decision to upgrade its military commitment to South Vietnam 's security. [2]
Australian order of battle of the Vietnam War. The order of battle of Australian forces during the Vietnam War consisted of a small group of military advisors from 1962, but grew to include an infantry battalion based in Bien Hoa in 1965. This force was then replaced by a two- and later three- battalion task force with supporting arms based at ...
The nine volumes in the series are: [ 2] Volume 1: Crises & Commitments: The Politics and Diplomacy of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948–1965 (1992) – Peter Edwards with Gregory Pemberton. Volume 2: To Long Tan: The Australian Army and the Vietnam War 1950–1966 (1993) – Ian McNeill. Volume 3: Medicine at War ...
Military engagements Vietnam War. Operation Coburg (24 January − 1 March 1968) was an Australian and New Zealand military action during the Vietnam War. The operation saw heavy fighting between the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) forces during the wider fighting around ...
The 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) was a brigade-sized formation which commanded Australian and New Zealand Army units deployed to South Vietnam between 1966 and 1972. 1 ATF was based in a rubber plantation at Nui Dat, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Bà Rịa in Phuoc Tuy Province and consisted of two and later three infantry battalions, with armour, aviation, engineers and artillery support.
The Battle of Long Khanh (6–7 June 1971) was fought during the Vietnam War between elements of 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) and the Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during Operation Overlord. The fighting saw Australian infantry from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) attack a heavily fortified communist ...
5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. 8th Field Ambulance (Australia) No. 9 Squadron RAAF. 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. 12th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery.