| Collection type | Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Walker, Frank.; |
| Call Number | 959.70438 P484w |
| Document type | Monograph |
| Year | 2009. |
| Pagination | xi, 356 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. |
| Publisher | Hachette Australia, |
| Note | "The hilltribes made him a demi-god. The CIA wanted to kill him. The remarkable true story of Australian war hero Barry Petersen."--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-340) and index. In 1963, 28-year-old Australian Captain Barry Petersen was sent to Vietnam as part of the 30-man Australian Training Team, two years before the first official Australian troops arrived. Seconded to the CIA, he was sent to the remote Central Highlands to build an anti-communist guerrilla force among the indigenous Montagnard people. |
| Place made | Sydney : |
The tiger man of Vietnam / Frank Walker.
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Subjects
- Petersen, Barry Career in armed forces.
- Australia. Army. Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam Officers Biography.
- Australia. Army. Royal Australian Regiment. Battalion, 2nd. Company, C Officers Biography.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Participation, Australian.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Participation, Montagnard (Vietnamese people)