The Resource Danger close : the Battle of Long Tan, as told by the commanders to Bob Grandin, Bob Grandin
Danger close : the Battle of Long Tan, as told by the commanders to Bob Grandin, Bob Grandin
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- Summary
- This is the first time that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan. They describe the experiences that brought them to Vietnam, and how Company commander Harry Smith drove Delta Company to become one of the most outstanding units in the Australian forces. Each platoon played a crucial role in Delta Company's survival. The artillery's commitment in providing an unbroken wall of metal through which the enemy had to advance is told from the perspectives of both the forward controller and the gun positions. We fly with the RAAF helicopter pilots whose ammunition resupply was the turning point of the battle, and experience the carnage of the battlefield through the eyes of those in the relieving APCs. The trauma of the battle did not end with the action, however, as politics began to play its part in the drama. The valour of those directly involved in the battle was never duly recognised. The ongoing efforts of the Long Tan commanders to right the many wrongs perpetrated in the wake of the battle, and their own journeys from the events of August 1966 draw the reader into a compelling dialogue on the aftermath of Vietnam
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Film tie-in
- Extent
- xvii, 332 pages
- Note
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- "Harry Smith, OC, Delta Company, 6RAR : Geoff Kendall, 10 Platoon Commander : Bob Buick, 11 Platoon Sergeant : Dave Sabben, 12 Platoon Commander : Morrie Stanley, Forward Observation Officer, 161 Battery, RNZA : Adrian Roberts, 3 Troop Commander, No. 1 APC Squadron : Bob Grandin, helicopter pilot, 9 Squadron, RAAF"--Title page
- "Now a major motion picture"--Cover
- First published in 2004 as The Battle of Long Tan
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9781760877262
- Label
- Danger close : the Battle of Long Tan, as told by the commanders to Bob Grandin
- Title
- Danger close
- Title remainder
- the Battle of Long Tan, as told by the commanders to Bob Grandin
- Statement of responsibility
- Bob Grandin
- Subject
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- Buick, Bob
- Grandin, Robert, 1940-
- Kendall, Geoff, 1941-
- Long Tan, Battle of, Vietnam, 1966
- Roberts, Adrian
- Sabben, David
- Sabben, David, 1945-
- Smith, Harry A
- Smith, Harry A.
- Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography
- Stanley, Maurice
- Stanley, Maurice, 1931-
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Australian
- Australia -- Armed Forces | History -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Australia, Army | Royal Australian Regiment | Battalion, 6th | D Company -- History
- Australia, Australian Army | Royal Australian Regiment | Battalion, 6th | D Company -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This is the first time that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan. They describe the experiences that brought them to Vietnam, and how Company commander Harry Smith drove Delta Company to become one of the most outstanding units in the Australian forces. Each platoon played a crucial role in Delta Company's survival. The artillery's commitment in providing an unbroken wall of metal through which the enemy had to advance is told from the perspectives of both the forward controller and the gun positions. We fly with the RAAF helicopter pilots whose ammunition resupply was the turning point of the battle, and experience the carnage of the battlefield through the eyes of those in the relieving APCs. The trauma of the battle did not end with the action, however, as politics began to play its part in the drama. The valour of those directly involved in the battle was never duly recognised. The ongoing efforts of the Long Tan commanders to right the many wrongs perpetrated in the wake of the battle, and their own journeys from the events of August 1966 draw the reader into a compelling dialogue on the aftermath of Vietnam
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- NJB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Grandin, Robert
- Dewey number
- 959.7043
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Smith, Harry
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Sabben, David
- Stanley, Maurice
- Smith, Harry A.
- Smith, Harry A
- Kendall, Geoff
- Buick, Bob
- Roberts, Adrian
- Grandin, Robert
- Sabben, David
- Stanley, Maurice
- Australia
- Australia
- Long Tan, Battle of, Vietnam, 1966
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Soldiers
- Australia
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Danger close : the Battle of Long Tan, as told by the commanders to Bob Grandin, Bob Grandin
- Note
-
- "Harry Smith, OC, Delta Company, 6RAR : Geoff Kendall, 10 Platoon Commander : Bob Buick, 11 Platoon Sergeant : Dave Sabben, 12 Platoon Commander : Morrie Stanley, Forward Observation Officer, 161 Battery, RNZA : Adrian Roberts, 3 Troop Commander, No. 1 APC Squadron : Bob Grandin, helicopter pilot, 9 Squadron, RAAF"--Title page
- "Now a major motion picture"--Cover
- First published in 2004 as The Battle of Long Tan
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000066029508
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- Film tie-in
- Extent
- xvii, 332 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781760877262
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1114326973
- Label
- Danger close : the Battle of Long Tan, as told by the commanders to Bob Grandin, Bob Grandin
- Note
-
- "Harry Smith, OC, Delta Company, 6RAR : Geoff Kendall, 10 Platoon Commander : Bob Buick, 11 Platoon Sergeant : Dave Sabben, 12 Platoon Commander : Morrie Stanley, Forward Observation Officer, 161 Battery, RNZA : Adrian Roberts, 3 Troop Commander, No. 1 APC Squadron : Bob Grandin, helicopter pilot, 9 Squadron, RAAF"--Title page
- "Now a major motion picture"--Cover
- First published in 2004 as The Battle of Long Tan
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000066029508
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- Film tie-in
- Extent
- xvii, 332 pages
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781760877262
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1114326973
Subject
- Buick, Bob
- Grandin, Robert, 1940-
- Kendall, Geoff, 1941-
- Long Tan, Battle of, Vietnam, 1966
- Roberts, Adrian
- Sabben, David
- Sabben, David, 1945-
- Smith, Harry A
- Smith, Harry A.
- Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography
- Stanley, Maurice
- Stanley, Maurice, 1931-
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Australian
- Australia -- Armed Forces | History -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Australia, Army | Royal Australian Regiment | Battalion, 6th | D Company -- History
- Australia, Australian Army | Royal Australian Regiment | Battalion, 6th | D Company -- History
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