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DescriptionWhen Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasnt alone. In Australias Vietnam, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australias 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. Australias Vietnam is a major contribution to the understanding of Australias experience of the war and will change the way we think about memory and military history.About the AuthorMark Dapin is a novelist, journalist and historian. The Nashos War: Australias national servicemen and Vietnam, won the Peoples Choice Prize at the 2015 Nib Waverley Library Awards and was shortlisted for the 2016 NSW Premiers Literary Award for non-fiction. His novel Spirit House, about Jewish prisoners of war on the Burma Railway, was shortlisted for the Age Book of the Year. He is the author of Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian military (NewSouth) and editor of The Penguin Book of Australian War Writing.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: University Of New South Wales Press
