| Collection type | Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Edwards, Peter, author.; |
| Call Number | 959.7043394 E26a |
| Document type | Monograph |
| Year | 2014. |
| Pagination | xxvii, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 24 |
| Publisher | New South Publishing, |
| Note | Maps on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references and index. In this landmark book, award-winning historian Peter Edwards skillfully unravels the complexities of the global Cold War, decolonization in Southeast Asia, and Australian domestic politics. The Vietnam War was Australia's longest and most controversial military commitment of the 20th century, ending in humiliation for the United States and its allies with the downfall of South Vietnam. The war provoked deep divisions in Australian society and politics, particularly because for the first time young men wer e conscripted for overseas service in a highly contentious ballot system. The Vietnam era is still identified with diplomatic, military, and political failure. Was Vietnam a case of Australia fighting "other people's wars"? Were we really "all the way" wi th the United States? How valid was the "domino theory"? Did the Australian forces develop new tactical methods in earlier Southeast Asian conflicts, and just how successful were they against the unyielding enemy in Vietnam? This book provides new, often surprising, answers to these questions. |
| Place made | Sydney, N.S.W. : |
Australia and the Vietnam War / Peter Edwards. Australia and the Vietnam War : the essential history.
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