| Accession Number | S03265 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; Scotch 176; 7 1/2 ips/19 cm.s; mono; 5 inch |
| Maker |
Bowden, Timothy Gibson 'Tim' Bradbury, David |
| Date made | 15 March 1978 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | AWM Research Grants Scheme |
Timothy Gibson Bowden as a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South East Asia 1965-1967, interviewed by David Bradbury
Description
Bowden speaks of his three months in South Vietnam, 1966, where he witnessed a United States marine tank and artillery attack on a Vietnamese hamlet in Da Nang; Vietnamese civilians walking before tanks to detect mines; the United States soldiers' attitudes towards the Vietnamese people; the way the territory changed from being friendly one day to hostile the next.
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Timothy Gibson Bowden as a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South East Asia 1965-1967, interviewed by David Bradbury