What soldiers do
Subtitle: an artilleryman's deployment in Vietnam
By: Gordon Pound
Publisher: Australian Military History Pubs
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Loftus, [N.S.W.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780980379631
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Australian Personal narratives; Australian Participation
Other titles: What soldiers do : an Australian artilleryman in Vietnam
Description: "These are the experiences of a young gunnery officer, Gordon Pound, who began his military career in the British Army before migrating with his family and transferring to the Australian Army." "A good deal of his soldiering occurred at the time of the Vietnam War and in 1965 he served in Vietnam with 105 Field Battery - the first Royal Australian Artillery unit to go to the conflict." "Reading his book gives a vivid picture of what the Australian Army was like in those now far-off days. Many dramatic and funny events occurred and this insight into a gunner's life fills a gap in the Australian experience of the Vietnam War."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: How it began; title: Retrospective; title: Preparing for war; title: To Vietnam; title: Vietnam; title: One thousand rounds; title: Operation Hump; title: Hospital and home; title: Camp life; title: Family reunion; title: CMF posting; title: Preparing for war - again; title: To war again; title: Civil affairs unit; title: Tour end; title: One leave.