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Vietnam Task : The 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 1966-67 /

On 24 May 1966, eight hundred men of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, landed at Nui Dat, in Viet Cong territory. For the next 12 months they were faced with the task of restoring peace, civil law and regular commerce to the Vietnamese of Phuoc Tuy province. This book is a detailed r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Neill, Robert J. (Robert John), 1936-
Corporate Authors: JSTOR (Organization), 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Association (commissioning body.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: CANBERRA, Australian Capital Territory : ANU Press, 2022.
Edition:This Edition © 2022 5 RAR Association.
Subjects:
Australia. > Australian Army. > Royal Australian Regiment. > Battalion, 5th.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Participation, Australian.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Regimental histories > Australia.
Military history.
HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:On 24 May 1966, eight hundred men of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, landed at Nui Dat, in Viet Cong territory. For the next 12 months they were faced with the task of restoring peace, civil law and regular commerce to the Vietnamese of Phuoc Tuy province. This book is a detailed record of those months in the monsoon jungles--of the problems that were faced and the solutions that were found.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations, maps.
ISBN:9781760465384
1760465380