This digibook commemorates Australians who served in the Vietnam War and the work they did. It explains many people's jobs in the war and compares them to present-day roles in the Australian Defence Force. Readers may draw conclusions about why change has occurred in many instances. Includes images and simple text designed to engage lower primary students.
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Glossary
armoured: covered by strong material for protection
base: a place where a group keeps their belongings or starts its operations
civilian: a person who is not a member of an army, navy, air force, police or firefighting force
combat: to fight against commemorate: to remember an important event or person by using a special action, ceremony, or specially created object
communication: a message
communications: the ways information can be shared
conflict: fighting between two countries or groups of people
enemy: a person or group opposed to what you think and do
evacuated: moved to a safer place
explosives: are devices that are designed to detonate
marine: about or relating to the ocean
patrol: to guard or keep watch
personnel: the people who work for an organisation
satellite: an object which has been sent into space to be part of a communications system
signal: a gesture, sound or action that gives a particular message to the person who sees or hears it
store person: a person employed to manage the ordering and storing of goods
supplies: food, equipment and essential items people need
surveyor: gives very careful inspection to the whole of something
technician: a job where the person does skilled, practical work
vehicle: a machine with an engine, used to carry people from place to place
Sources
Books
Peter Edwards, Australia and the Vietnam War The Essential History, NewSouth Publishing, Sydney, 2014.
Gary McKay and Graeme Nicholas, Jungle Tracks Australian Armour in Viet Nam, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001.
Albert Palazzo, Australian Army Campaigns series – 3 Australian Military Operations in Vietnam, Army History Unit, Canberra, 2006.
John Perryman and Brett Mitchell, Australia’s Navy in Vietnam Royal Australian Navy Operations 1965-72, Topmill, Silverwater.
Ryebuck Media Pty Ltd in association with Roar Film Pty Ltd, Australia and the Vietnam War, Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs, 2007.
Jimmy Thomson with Sandy MacGregor, Tunnel Rats: The larrikin Aussie legends who discovered the Vietcong’s secret weapon, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2013.
Websites
anzacportal.dva.gov.au
www.awm.gov.au
images.defence.gov.au
vietnamvetsmuseum.org
vwma.org.au
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