Not wasting any time, I obtained two additional books on Australia’s Vietnam War experience. The books listed below should go along nicely with the other books I recently discussed.
Jeff Doyle and Jeffrey Grey, Australia R&R: Representations and Reinterpretations of Australia’s War in Vietnam (Chevy Chase: Vietnam Generation Inc., 1991) – a collection of essays aimed at helping Americans understand the impact and fallout from Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Apparently, it is popular to publish collections of Vietnam War essays.
Paul Ham, Vietnam: The Australian War (Sydney: HarperCollins, 2008) – a journalists interpretation of Australian government’s handling of the Vietnam War. The author blames politicians and military leadership for getting Australia into an unpopular war. Seems like the Australian version of Stanley Karnow’s Vietnam: A History.
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