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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Uncommon look at 9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment: Vietnam Tour of Duty 1968-1969. Foreword by A.L. (Alby) Morrison. Preface by Ted Chitham. Numerous b&w photographs, maps & illustrations throughout. Includes appendixes. With glossary. Slight handling wear, clear protective laminate affixed to both dustjacket & endpapers, otherwise a nice clean tight copy. xv + 294pp. Scarce title.

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Folio hard cover dust wrapper, 294pp, b&w photos and maps. Dust wrapper and board edges chipped and worn, 2cm tear adjacent to bottom of rear dw flap fold has been taped on reverse; a very good copy. 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) was raised on 13 November 1967 in Adelaide. It was initially based at the Keswick Barracks before transferring to Woodside. The battalion arrived in Vietnam in November 1968, relieving 3 RAR. It formed part of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) and was based at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy province. 9RAR joined Operation Goodwood on 1 January 1969. Goodwood was a reaction to a perceived threat posed by an increase in Viet Cong activity that suggested an offensive was being planned. The operation took place in the Bien Hoa province. On 17 February the battalion became involved in Operation Federal, also in Bien Hoa. It was engaged in searches and patrols following the 1969 Tet Offensive. The battalion returned to Nui Dat for a period of rest from 9 to 24 March. It then rejoined Federal until 2 April. During April 1969 1ATF adopted pacification operations as its first priority. This involved seeking out and destroying the enemy in its base areas, preventing enemy access to the civilian population, and helping to create a secure climate for South Vietnamese social, political, and military life. The work was demanding, dangerous, and monotonous and was the primary task carried out by the battalion for the remainder of its tour. Discusses the various companies and platoons and preparations for war. Includes honour roll, nominal roll and honours, awards and decorations. Now scarce.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. xv, 294pp, Honours/Awards, Nominal Roll, Honour Roll, glossary, num bw ills, maps. Brown cloth in jacket. 2cm tear bottom front of jacket with associated creasing, otherwise light edge wear to jacket, some foxing to top edge. Substantial Australian unit history from the Vietnam War. Size: 4to.