Australia's Vietnam
Subtitle: Myth vs History
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing, University of New South Wales Press
Published: April 2019
Place of publication: Sydney, NSW
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781742236360
Copyright date: 2019
Description: Why everything you think you know about Australia’s Vietnam War is wrong. When Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn’t alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australia’s commitment to the Vietnam War has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and shrouded in myth. From army claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; and the level of atrocities committed by Australian troops; to the belief there were no welcome home parades until the late 1980s and returned soldiers were met by angry protesters. 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.
Table of contents: label: Abbreviations
pagenum: vi; label: Dedication
pagenum: vii; label: 1
title: 'In the way of a good story' / The myths I helped make
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: 'I want 15,381 volunteers: you, you, you, you, you, you...' / The myth of the volunteer in Vietnam
pagenum: 20; label: 3
title: 'And the winner is...' / The myth of the rigged ballot
pagenum: 49; label: 4
title: 'Like thieves in the night...' / The myth of no welcome home parades
pagenum: 68; label: 5
title: Looking for atrocities in all the wrong places / The myth of Australia's My Lai
pagenum: 104; label: 6
title: Seething from a et plane / The myth of airport demonstrations
pagenum: 130; label: 7
title: 'Rapists' and 'Baby killers!' / Myths of blood, spit and jeers
pagenum: 170; label: 8
title: 'You calling me a liar?' / Myth vs history - conclusions
pagenum: 203; label: 9
title: 'Interviews with a vampire' / The myth of my dad and other final thoughts
pagenum: 210; label: Notes
pagenum: 232; label: Appendices
pagenum: 248; label: Index
pagenum: 252