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Grandin, Bob

 
9781760877262: Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan, Now a Major Motion Picture
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1760877263 ISBN 13 : 9781760877262
Editeur : Allen & Unwin, 2019

Synopsis

Now a major motion picture.This is the first time that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan. They describe the experiences that brought them to Vietnam, and how Company commander Harry Smith drove Delta Company to become one of the most outstanding units in the Australian forces. Each platoon played a crucial role in Delta Company's survival. The artillery's commitment in providing an unbroken wall of metal through which the enemy had to advance is told from the perspectives of both the forward controller and the gun positions. We fly with the RAAF helicopter pilots whose ammunition resupply was the turning point of the battle, and experience the carnage of the battlefield through the eyes of those in the relieving APCs.The trauma of the battle did not end with the action, however, as politics began to play its part in the drama. The valour of those directly involved in the battle was never duly recognised. The ongoing efforts of the Long Tan commanders to right the many wrongs perpetrated in the wake of the battle, and their own journeys from the events of August 1966 draw the reader into a compelling dialogue on the aftermath of Vietnam.Previously published as The Battle of Long Tan: As told by the commanders

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À propos de l'auteur

Robert Grandin was a helicopter pilot and in this book describes the key role the helicopters played in supplying the men directly involved in the Battle of Long Tan. The other contributors to this book—Harry Smith, Geoff Kendall, Bob Buick, Dave Sabben, Morrie Stanley, and Adrian Roberts—are commanders actively involved in the battle who tell their account of it to Robert Grandin.

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Éditeur
Allen & Unwin
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1760877263
ISBN 13 
9781760877262
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
332
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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