All Guts and No Glory: The Story of a Long Tan Warrior
Author(s): Bob Buick
A career soldier in the Australian army, Bob Buick reveals in this volume why he joined up and describes his experiences, from training, through service in Vietnam, to homecoming and reflections on Australia's involvement in that war.
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Maps and illustrationsGlossary of terms and abbreviationsPrefacePart I: July 1965-June 19661 Introduction2 Background to the war3 Recruit and corps training - again4 Preparing for warPart II: June-December 19665 Welcome to Viet Nam6 Operations begin7 The Battle of Long Tan8 The charnel house - clearing the battlefield9 Rebirth of 11 Platoon10 Back to operationsPart III: January-June 196711 A bad start to the year12 Clearing the Long Green13 Winding down - homeward boundPart IV: After Viet Nam14 Going home15 Our supporting arms16 Myths17 Reflections18 Thirty years onAppendix I Delta Company manning at Long Tan, 18 August 1966Appendix II 11 Platoon casualtiesAppendix III Honours, awards and decorationsBibliographyIndex
General Fields
- :
- : Allen & Unwin
- : 0.304
- : April 2000
- : 214mm X 141mm X 21mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : Bob Buick
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 959.7043394092
- : 272
- : 6 maps, 27photos