| ISBN |
1863732829 : |
| Author |
McNeill, Ian G., 1933-1998 (author) |
| Title |
To Long Tan : the Australian army and the Vietnam war 1950-1966 / Ian McNeill. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
St Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin in association with the Australian War Memorial, 1993. |
| Description |
xxv, 614 pages : illustrations, maps (some colour), portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Official history of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian conflicts, 1948-1975. ; 2 |
| Note |
Maps on lining papers. |
| Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 574-584. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Forward Defence. 1. New army, new strategy, 1950-1964. 2. The advisers' war, 1962-1965 -- pt. 2. The Battalion. 3. 'The only way': The introduction of ground troops, 1964-1965. 4. 1RAR: Initial operations, May-June 1965. 5. Developing a modus operandi, June-September 1965. 6. Extending the role, July-October 1965. 7. Maintaining the momentum, October 1965-May 1966 -- pt. 3. The Task Force. 8. An independent task force, May 1965-March 1966. 9. Preparing the task force, March-May 1966. 10. Phuoc Tuy: the province and the problem. 11. Establishing the base, April-June 1966. 12. Extending the controlled area, July 1966. 13. The pressure increases, mid-July to mid-August 1966 -- pt. 4. The Battle of Long Tan. 14. The enemy responds: The battle of Long Tan, 17-18 August 1966. 15. 'A very close thing indeed': Long Tan concludes, 18-21 August 1966. 16. Reflections on Long Tan -- pt. 5. The First Phase Ends. 17. Consolidation, August-December 1966. 18. A review. |
| App. A Summary of operations, 1965-1966 by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Retd) -- App. B Australian headquarters and units allocated for service in Vietnam to 31 December 1966 -- App. C Documents -- App. D Australian Army decorations and battle honours in the Vietnam War, 1962-1966 -- App. E Roll of honour, 1962-1966 -- App. F Statistics -- Bibliography / Ashley Ekins. |
| Subjects |
Australia. -- Army -- Foreign service -- Vietnam |
| Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
| Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
Australian War Memorial |
| Call number |
959.7043394 MCN |
