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Article: Albert Palazzo. Australian Military Operations in Vietnam.(New Books)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- December 1, 2006
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Albert Palazzo. Australian military operations in Vietnam, 2006, ISBN 1 876439 10 6, Army History Unit
From 1962 to 1972 Australia joined the United States in fighting a communist inspired insurgency war in the jungles of South Vietnam against infiltrators who sought to overthrow the local government. Over 50,000 Australians served in Vietnam, 519 lost their lives, and the conflict ended ignominiously in the insurgents' victory. Over 30 years later, ...