The Resource The battle of Long Tan, Peter FitzSimons
The battle of Long Tan, Peter FitzSimons
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- Summary
- It was the afternoon of 18 August 1966, hot, humid with grey monsoonal skies. D Company, 6RAR were four kilometres east of their Nui Dat base, on patrol in a rubber plantation not far from the abandoned village of Long Tan. A day after their base had suffered a mortar strike, they were looking for Viet Cong soldiers. Then -- just when they were least expecting -- they found them. Under withering fire, some diggers perished, some were grievously wounded, the rest fought on, as they remained under sustained attack. For hours these men fought for their lives against the enemy onslaught. The skies opened and the rain fell as ferocious mortar and automatic fire pinned them down. Snipers shot at close quarters from the trees that surrounded them. The Aussie, Kiwi and Yankee artillery batteries knew it was up to them but, outnumbered and running out of ammunition they fired, loaded, fired as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army forces just kept coming. And coming. Their only hope was if Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) could reach them before they were wiped out. The APCs did their best but low cloud and thunderstorms meant air support was stalled. A daring helicopter resupply mission was suggested but who would want to fly that? The odds against this small force were monumental... By far the deadliest battle for Australian forces in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan has a proud place in the annals of Australian military history -- and every ANZAC who fought there could hold his head high
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- lii, 460 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780733646614
- Label
- The battle of Long Tan
- Title
- The battle of Long Tan
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter FitzSimons
- Subject
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- Australian
- Long Tan, Battle of, Vietnam, 1966
- Soldiers -- Australia
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns
- Australia, Australian Army | Royal Australian Regiment | Battalion, 6th -- History
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, New Zealand
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Australian
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, American
- Australia, Australian Army | Royal Australian Regiment | Battalion, 6th | D Company
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- It was the afternoon of 18 August 1966, hot, humid with grey monsoonal skies. D Company, 6RAR were four kilometres east of their Nui Dat base, on patrol in a rubber plantation not far from the abandoned village of Long Tan. A day after their base had suffered a mortar strike, they were looking for Viet Cong soldiers. Then -- just when they were least expecting -- they found them. Under withering fire, some diggers perished, some were grievously wounded, the rest fought on, as they remained under sustained attack. For hours these men fought for their lives against the enemy onslaught. The skies opened and the rain fell as ferocious mortar and automatic fire pinned them down. Snipers shot at close quarters from the trees that surrounded them. The Aussie, Kiwi and Yankee artillery batteries knew it was up to them but, outnumbered and running out of ammunition they fired, loaded, fired as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army forces just kept coming. And coming. Their only hope was if Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) could reach them before they were wiped out. The APCs did their best but low cloud and thunderstorms meant air support was stalled. A daring helicopter resupply mission was suggested but who would want to fly that? The odds against this small force were monumental... By far the deadliest battle for Australian forces in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan has a proud place in the annals of Australian military history -- and every ANZAC who fought there could hold his head high
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- ANL:PDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- FitzSimons, Peter
- Dewey number
- 959.70433
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Australia
- Australia
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Long Tan, Battle of, Vietnam, 1966
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Soldiers
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The battle of Long Tan, Peter FitzSimons
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-444) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- cartographic image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000072792626
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- lii, 460 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780733646614
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1330547746
- Label
- The battle of Long Tan, Peter FitzSimons
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-444) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- cartographic image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000072792626
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- lii, 460 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780733646614
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1330547746
Subject
- Australian
- Long Tan, Battle of, Vietnam, 1966
- Soldiers -- Australia
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns
- Australia, Australian Army | Royal Australian Regiment | Battalion, 6th -- History
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Australian
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, New Zealand
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Australian
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, American
- Australia, Australian Army | Royal Australian Regiment | Battalion, 6th | D Company
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