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New Zealand's Vietnam War : a history of combat, commitment and controversy / Ian McGibbon.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Exisle, 2010Description: 704 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0908988966
  • 9780908988969
Other title:
  • Vietnam War [Parallel title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 959.7043393 22
Contents:
pt. 1. Early involvement, 1962-5. Medical assistance -- Sappers enter the fray -- The growing crisis -- pt. 2. Military operations, 1965-6. A combat contribution -- To Vietnam -- The operational context -- Into action -- pt. 3. A Phouc Tuy focus, 1966-8. A new framework -- The enemy responds -- Controversies and calamities -- An expanding commitment -- An infantry presence -- The Tet Offensive -- pt. 4. Aspects of Vietnam service. Coalition warfare -- The task force dimension -- Base wallahs, diplomats and others -- Air operations -- The combat soldier's world -- The V force experience -- pt. 5. Medical and relief operations, 1965-72. An expanded medical effort -- Service in Binh Dinh -- Medical operations in Binh Dinh -- Relief efforts -- pt. 6. Military operations, 1968-71. From Tet to mini-Tet -- Return to Phuoc Tuy -- Back to Bien Hoa -- A change of emphasis -- Improving outlook -- A waning effort -- pt. 7. Demise and aftermath, 1972-2008. The training effort -- A civilian focus -- The fall of Saigon -- Adjusting to peace.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 959.7043393 MCG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A473303B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Early involvement, 1962-5. Medical assistance -- Sappers enter the fray -- The growing crisis -- pt. 2. Military operations, 1965-6. A combat contribution -- To Vietnam -- The operational context -- Into action -- pt. 3. A Phouc Tuy focus, 1966-8. A new framework -- The enemy responds -- Controversies and calamities -- An expanding commitment -- An infantry presence -- The Tet Offensive -- pt. 4. Aspects of Vietnam service. Coalition warfare -- The task force dimension -- Base wallahs, diplomats and others -- Air operations -- The combat soldier's world -- The V force experience -- pt. 5. Medical and relief operations, 1965-72. An expanded medical effort -- Service in Binh Dinh -- Medical operations in Binh Dinh -- Relief efforts -- pt. 6. Military operations, 1968-71. From Tet to mini-Tet -- Return to Phuoc Tuy -- Back to Bien Hoa -- A change of emphasis -- Improving outlook -- A waning effort -- pt. 7. Demise and aftermath, 1972-2008. The training effort -- A civilian focus -- The fall of Saigon -- Adjusting to peace.

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