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To Long Tan : the Australian Army and the Vietnam War, 1950-1966

Title
To Long Tan : the Australian Army and the Vietnam War, 1950-1966 / Ian McNeill.
Author
McNeill, Ian, 1933-
Publication
St. Leonards, NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin in association with the Australian War Memorial, 1993.

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Description
xxv, 614 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
Series Statement
The Official history of Australias involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts, 1948-1975
Uniform Title
Official history of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian conflicts, 1948-1975.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 574-584) and index.
Contents
  • Pt. 1. Forward Defence. 1. New army, new strategy, 1950-1964. 2. The advisers' war, 1962-1965 -- Pt. 2. The Battalion. 3. 'The only way': The introduction of ground troops, 1964-1965. 4. 1RAR: Initial operations, May-June 1965. 5. Developing a modus operandi, June-September 1965. 6. Extending the role, July-October 1965. 7. Maintaining the momentum, October 1965-May 1966 -- Pt. 3. The Task Force. 8. An independent task force, May 1965-March 1966. 9. Preparing the task force, March-May 1966. 10. Phuoc Tuy: the province and the problem. 11. Establishing the base, April-June 1966. 12. Extending the controlled area, July 1966. 13. The pressure increases, mid-July to mid-August 1966 -- Pt. 4. The Battle of Long Tan. 14. The enemy responds: The battle of Long Tan, 17-18 August 1966. 15. 'A very close thing indeed': Long Tan concludes, 18-21 August 1966. 16. Reflections on Long Tan -- Pt. 5. The First Phase Ends. 17. Consolidation, August-December 1966. 18. A review.
  • App. A Summary of operations, 1965-1966 by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Retd) -- App. B Australian headquarters and units allocated for service in Vietnam to 31 December 1966 -- App. C Documents -- App. D Australian Army decorations and battle honours in the Vietnam War, 1962-1966 -- App. E Roll of honour, 1962-1966 -- App. F Statistics -- Bibliography / Ashley Ekins.
ISBN
1863732829
LCCN
93161995
OCLC
  • 29668237
  • ocm29668237
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries