Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Jungle green shadows : Victor 2 company 2 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) battalion : Vietnam 1967-1968
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
John Douglas Publishing Limited
Place
Date
2019
Physical Description
469 pages : maps, illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780995121904
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Foreword -- preface -- acknowledgments -- it is not every day you go to war -- setting the scene: politics and overview ; theatre of war ; life behind the wire -- preparing for war: training for Vietnam ; the enemy ; strategy of the FSB -- a day on patrol -- operations: operations at the horseshoe ; operation Duntroon ; operation Coburg ; dawn attack ; casualties, LOBs and reinforcements ; operations Oakleigh and Clayton ; operations Pinnaroo and Ashgrove Tram ; operations Cooktown Orchid and Toan Thang ; dealing with casualties -- aftermath: re-education and reconciliation ; going home ; families' thoughts ; looking forward -- appendices -- index
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--New Zealand--Personal narratives]
Includes index.
Subject Notes
With 28 years of distinguished service in the New Zealand Army, Tony Howell how runs his own Scuba diving business.
Collection Type
Pou Maumahara
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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