9780732287801 - Vietnam: The Australian War di Ham, Paul (8 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. 814 pages. Book is in Fair condition, there is some general wear, but still presentable.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. xviii+814pp., Pictorial full colour photographic covers with light creasing to spine and corner wear & faint crease to top corner of rear panel, ack., maps, b/w plts. & text, appends., endnotes, bibliog., index. 'Surely God weeps,' an Australian soldier wrote in despair of the conflict in Vietnam. But no God intervened to shorten the years of carnage and devastation in this most controversial of wars. More than 500 soldiers were killed and thousands wounded. Those who made it home returned to a hostile and ignorant country and a reception that scarred them forever. This is their story. Size: Thick Octavo. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. xviiii 814 pages, index, endnotes, bibliography, maps, illustrations. The edges are bumped, else clean, unmarked and solid. Customers please note the book weighs over a kilo and will attract additional postage. ""The participation by Australian soldiers in the Vietnam conflict (1962-1975), including political background, accounts of battles and operations in Vietnam, soldiers' personal histories, and with reference to the anti-war movement."- (publisher).

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. For the first time this is the full story of Australia's involvement in our longest military campaign 'Surely God weeps,' an Australian soldier wrote in despair of the conflict in Vietnam. But no God intervened to shorten the years of carnage and devastation in this most controversial of wars. the ten-year struggle in the rice paddies and jungles of South Vietnam unleashed the most devastating firepower on the Vietnamese nation, visiting terrible harm on both civilians and soldiers.Yet the Australian experience was very different from that of the Americans. Guided by their commanders' knowledge of jungle combat, Australian troops operated with stealth, deception and restraint to pursue a 'better war'. In reconstructing for the first time the full history of our longest military campaign, Paul Ham draws on hundreds of accounts by soldiers, politicians, aid workers, entertainers and the Vietnamese people. From the commitment to engage, through the fight over conscription and the rise of the anti-war movement, to the tactics and horror of the battlefield, Ham exhumes the truth about this politicians' war - which sealed the fate of 50,000 Australian servicemen and women. More than 500 Australian soldiers were killed and thousands wounded. those who made it home returned to a hostile and ignorant country and a reception that scarred them forever. this is their story. This extraordinary, sweeping account draws on hundreds of unpublished sources and interviews with soldiers, politicians, medical practitioners, aid providers, entertainers and the Vietnamese people to reconstruct the epic history of a campaign that disfigured a country and divided the world, nations, families and friends. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good +. Vietnam, The Australian WarÂis aÂnon-fictionÂbookÂ(ISBNÂ9780732282370)Âwritten byÂAustralianÂauthorÂandÂhistorianÂPaul Ham.ÂPublished in 2007, this book is a comprehensive history of the First and SecondÂIndochineseÂwars, written from a predominantly Australian point of view, namely, theÂFirst Indochina WarÂand theÂVietnam War. It sets the Australian involvement in the war inÂVietnam in the context of the American and Vietnamese experiences. The book examines the impact of Australian and American relations on military decisions, the relationship between the two countries' governments, and the aftermath of the war.]ÂThe author draws on voluminous sources, many of them recently declassified, and recounts the history of Indochina as far back as about 3,000 years.The book has been used in Australian state school curriculums and in Australian government affairs.ÂVietnam: The Australian WarÂwon the 2008 NSW Premier's Prize for Australian History and was shortlisted for theÂWalkley AwardÂfor Non-Fiction. The book was used as a source for theÂScreen AustraliaÂ2011 DocumentaryÂAll The Way. "The book is the soldiers' story of deployment in an ideological war."The book was first published November 2007 by the HarperCollins Australian publishing house. Funding from theÂLBJ LibraryÂwas provided to the author as a research grant for the book's American material.ÂThe book draws heavily on hundreds of interviews with Australian veteran servicemen that were conducted in person, by post, telephone and email by the authorÂand theÂAustralian Defence Force. The latter had been kept secret since they were taken almost thirty years previously.]ÂHam also interviewed North Vietnamese veterans and formerÂVietcongÂsoldiers, during several visits to Vietnam; as well as relying on interviews with Viet Cong prisoners taken by Australian intelligence agents during the conflict. Ham has said the book acts as â narrative historyâ because it looks into the repercussions of war and â has the story of individuals; human beings subjected to shocking circumstancesâ .xviii, 814 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. #0621/081221Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian.ÂÂ|ÂÂVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Political aspects -- Australia.ÂÂ|ÂÂVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Australia.ÂÂ|ÂÂVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns.ÂÂ|ÂÂVietnam War, 1961-1975. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. 814 pages. A clean straight book.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. For the first time this is the full story of Australia's involvement in our longest military campaign 'Surely God weeps,' an Australian soldier wrote in despair of the conflict in Vietnam. But no God intervened to shorten the years of carnage and devastation in this most controversial of wars. the ten-year struggle in the rice paddies and jungles of South Vietnam unleashed the most devastating firepower on the Vietnamese nation, visiting terrible harm on both civilians and soldiers.Yet the Australian experience was very different from that of the Americans. Guided by their commanders' knowledge of jungle combat, Australian troops operated with stealth, deception and restraint to pursue a 'better war'. In reconstructing for the first time the full history of our longest military campaign, Paul Ham draws on hundreds of accounts by soldiers, politicians, aid workers, entertainers and the Vietnamese people. From the commitment to engage, through the fight over conscription and the rise of the anti-war movement, to the tactics and horror of the battlefield, Ham exhumes the truth about this politicians' war - which sealed the fate of 50,000 Australian servicemen and women. More than 500 Australian soldiers were killed and thousands wounded. those who made it home returned to a hostile and ignorant country and a reception that scarred them forever. this is their story. This extraordinary, sweeping account draws on hundreds of unpublished sources and interviews with soldiers, politicians, medical practitioners, aid providers, entertainers and the Vietnamese people to reconstruct the epic history of a campaign that disfigured a country and divided the world, nations, families and friends. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. For the first time this is the full story of Australia's involvement in our longest military campaign 'Surely God weeps,' an Australian soldier wrote in despair of the conflict in Vietnam. But no God intervened to shorten the years of carnage and devastation in this most controversial of wars. the ten-year struggle in the rice paddies and jungles of South Vietnam unleashed the most devastating firepower on the Vietnamese nation, visiting terrible harm on both civilians and soldiers.Yet the Australian experience was very different from that of the Americans. Guided by their commanders' knowledge of jungle combat, Australian troops operated with stealth, deception and restraint to pursue a 'better war'. In reconstructing for the first time the full history of our longest military campaign, Paul Ham draws on hundreds of accounts by soldiers, politicians, aid workers, entertainers and the Vietnamese people. From the commitment to engage, through the fight over conscription and the rise of the anti-war movement, to the tactics and horror of the battlefield, Ham exhumes the truth about this politicians' war - which sealed the fate of 50,000 Australian servicemen and women. More than 500 Australian soldiers were killed and thousands wounded. those who made it home returned to a hostile and ignorant country and a reception that scarred them forever. this is their story. This extraordinary, sweeping account draws on hundreds of unpublished sources and interviews with soldiers, politicians, medical practitioners, aid providers, entertainers and the Vietnamese people to reconstruct the epic history of a campaign that disfigured a country and divided the world, nations, families and friends. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.