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Web
Links--The History of the
Vietnam
War
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
If a particular book is not available at a local public or school library, ask the librarian to borrow the book through Interlibrary Loan. See also, How To Find Out of Print Books |
Web Links>The History of the Vietnam War>Allied Forces
Allied
Forces in the Vietnam War
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, the Phillippines
| On this page... Books | Websites |
Books--A
Selected Bibliography |
Australia's
Vietnam: Australia in the Second Indo-China War. Sydney: Allen & Unwin,
1983.
Breen, Bob. First to Fight: Australian Diggers, N.Z. Kiwis, and U.S. Paratroopers
in Vietnam, 1965-66. Nashville: Battery Press, 1988.
Brodie, Scott. Australia in the Vietnam War. French's Forest, New South
Wales: PR Books, 1987.
_____. Tilting at Dominoes: Australia and the Vietnam War. Brookvale,
New South Wales: Child & Associates, 1987.
Burstall, Terry. The Soldier's Story: The Battle at Xa Long Tan, Vietnam,
18 August 1966. St. Lucia, Australia: University of Queensland Press,
1986.
Coe, John J. Desperate Praise: Australians in Vietnam. Perth, Australia:
Artlook Books, 1982.
Coulthard-Clark, C. D. The RAAF in Vietnam: Australian Air Involvement
in the Vietnam War, 1962-1975. St Leonanrds, New South Wales, Australia:
Allen & Unwin, 1995.
Davies, Bruce
and Gary McKay. The Men Who Persevered :
The AATTV, The Most Highly Decorated Australian Unit of the Viet Nam War.
Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2005.
Frost, Frank. Australia's War in Vietnam. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1987.
Goodman, R. D. Queensland Nurses: Boer War to Vietnam. Brisbane: Boolarong
Publications, 1985.
Grandin, Robert.
The Battle of Long Tan: As Told by the Commanders. Crows
Nest, New South Wales, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2005.
Jackomos. Alick and Derek Fowell. Forgotten Heroes: Aborigines at War,
From the Somme to Vietnam. Melbourne: Victoria Press, 1993.
Lamensdorf,
Jean Debelle. Write Home For Me: A Red Cross Women In Vietnam.
Milsons Point, NSW : Random House Australia, 2006. Available from jlamensdorf@comcast.net
Lunn, Hugh. Vietnam: A Reporter's War. St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia:
University of Queensland Press, 1985.
McHugh, Siobhan. Minefields and Miniskirts: Australian Women and the Vietnam
War. Sydney: Doubleday, 1993.
McKay, Gary. In Good Company: One Man's War in Vietnam. Sydney, Australia:
Allen & Unwin, 1987.
McNeill, Ian. To Long Tan: The Australian Army and the Vietnam War, 1950-1966.
St. Leonards, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin, 1993.
Mollison, Charles
S.Long Tan and Beyond: Alpha Company 6 RAR in Vietnam 1966-67.
Woombye, Queensland, Australia.: Cobb's Crossing Publications, 2005.
Murphy, John. Harvest of Fear: A History of Australia's Vietnam War.
Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1994.
Rabel, Roberto
Giorgio. New Zealand and the Vietnam War: Politics and Diplomacy.
Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 2005.
Rintoul, Stuart. Ashes of Vietnam: Australian Voices. Richmond, Victoria,
Australia: William Heinemann Australia, 1987.
Rowe, John. Vietnam: The Australian Experience. North Sydney, New South
Wales: Time-Life Books (Australia), 1987.
Steinbrook, Gordon L. Allies and Mates: An American Soldier with the Australians
and New Zealanders in Vietnam, 1966-67. Lincoln: University of Nebraska
Press, 1995.
Tait, Janice.
The Devil's Snare: A Memoir of Saigon. Toronto: McGilligan
Books, 2005.
War, Australia, and Vietnam. New York: Harper & Row, 1987.
For additional information, see Wittman, Sandra. Writing About Vietnam: A Bibliography of the Literature of the Vietnam Conflict. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1989.
Websites |
Australian
Civilian Nurses as Vietnam Veterans
This site seeks to make the public aware of the many Australian civilian nurses
who served in Vietnam and who are now ill or ailing as a result of their experience
in the war and are receiving no compensation for their disabilities. The site
discusses the problems and conditions resulting from war service and the nurses'
war experiences utilizing first-person accounts and photographs. A bibliography
is also included.
The
Australian Involvement in Vietnam: Sunraysia Vietnam Veterans
Ern Marshall's website provides information about Australian Involvement in
Vietnam and includes numerous other links to information such as the history
of Vietnam, chronology of the war, weapons, video reviews, memorials, medical
information including a PTSD overview, personal narratives, navy and RAAF
involvement, defoliants, and veterans' information.
Australian
Veteran's Vietnam Reconstruction Group
This group of Australian Vietnam War veterans are assisting in the reconstruction
of Vietnam in the province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The website provides information
on ongoing projects, maps of the area, and a newsletter.
Bob
Buick's Vietnam Page
The battle of Long Tan, fought near Saigon on August 18, 1966, is described
and discussed by Bob Buick, a platoon leader with Company D of the 6th
Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment. The site, which also includes
the work of Ern Marshall, features a casualty list and links to Australian
Vietnam Veterans resources on the Web. The site features numerous photographs.
Gary McMahon's Vietnam War Pages
Australian Vietnam veteran Gary McMahon served with the 6th Battalion,
Royal Australian Regiment for two tours, 1966-67 and 1970-71. On his website,
a unit history is included as well as a discussion of his experience with
post traumatic stress. Links are provided for Australian veteran support.
One
Man's War
Don Tate's website provides information on the author's experiences in
the Vietnam War in addition to a number of interesting articles about
the war on subjects such as the use of herbicides and dealing with government
veterans' offices. Also included is information on a planned commemorative
walk and tree-planting in
his home town of Shellharbour which has met with opposition. An online
petition is available.
Vietnam:
Australia's Involvement
This site from the P. L. Duffy Resource Center at Trinity College in Western
Australia provides numerous links to websites relating to the Australians
in the Vietnam War, including a chronology of Australian involvement and
Australian military and political issues.
The Vietnam
Veterans Association of Australia Education Team
The Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia Education Team (Vic Br) is a
group of Australian veterans who talk to students on a wide range of topics
covering the Vietnam War. Their presentations include onsite exhibitions of
photos, memorabilia, books, and more. Their website describes the purpose
and content of their presentations, newspaper articles about the group's activities,
and provides links related to the war.
Other sites relating to Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War include:
Australian Vietnam War Veterans Trust
17 Construction Squadron
Investigating the Battle of Long Tan
Vietnam...That's How It Is
Sites relating to other nations' involvement in the Vietnam War include:
The Canadians (Vietnam magazine)
Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial Association
U.S. Alies in Vietnam
War, Peace & Security Server
