'This book should be read by anyone interested in the way myths become accepted as history.' — Peter Edwards, author of Australia and the Vietnam War
Why everything you think you know about Australia's Vietnam War is wrong.
When journalist and historian Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every popular misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin argues that every stage of Australia's Vietnam War has been misremembered and obscured by myth. He disproves claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; questions the idea that Australian troops committed atrocities; debunks the fallacy that there were no welcome home parades until 1987; and rebuts the fable that returned soldiers were met by spitting protesters at Australian airports.
Australia's Vietnam is a major contribution to the understanding of Australia's experience of the war and will change the way we think about memory and military history.
By:
Mark Dapin Imprint: New South Books Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 153mm,
Weight: 500g ISBN:9781742236360 ISBN 10: 1742236367 Pages: 272 Publication Date:01 April 2019 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Australia's Vietnam: Myth vs history
This book should be read by anyone interested in the way myths become accepted as history.' - Peter Edwards, author of Australia and the Vietnam War