Australian Military Operations in Vietnam

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The origins of the Vietnam conflict -- Strategies in conflict -- Into battle -- The situation in Phuoc Tut -- Security operations -- Targeting VC logistics -- Hunting the VC -- Urban operations -- The intelligence war -- The adviser war -- Supporting the ATF -- The loss of Vietnam.;"From 1962 to 1972 Australia joined the United States in fighting a communist inspired insurgency war in the jungles of South Vietnam against infiltrators who sought to overthrow the local government. Over 50,000 Australians served in Vietnam, 519 lost their lives, and the conflict ended ignominiously in the insurgents' victory. Over 30 years later, Australia again finds itself joined with the United States in a struggle against an insurgency, this time in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan. Although now in the past, the Vietnam War resonates with lessons for the Australian Army as it strives to defeat not Communism but Terrorism. Australian Military Operations in Vietnam highlights some of the successes and failures of an earlier generation of officers for the benefit of today's leaders"--Back cover. The origins of the Vietnam conflict -- Strategies in conflict -- Into battle -- The situation in Phuoc Tut -- Security operations -- Targeting VC logistics -- Hunting the VC -- Urban operations -- The intelligence war -- The adviser war -- Supporting the ATF -- The loss of Vietnam.