Content on Vietnam War 1962-1975

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'30 Vietcong tunnels' (Video)

'Return to Long Tan' (Video)

108 Field Battery in action (Video)

In the recent 'Operation Paddington' in Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam, the 105 millimetre towed howitzers gave invaluable artillery support. Officers and troops of Australia's 108th Field Battery, 4th…

A letter of warning from Vietnam

This is to inform you that as of........................ 196.. , a certain mudhound water-soaked and slightly crazy individual known as......................... is leaving our little City of…

A Popular War: Our Vietnam War (Video)

Our Vietnam War tells the story of Australia's involvement in the words of the men who were sent to fight; the battles, the protests, returning and the long shadow the war cast on the people whose…

A war correspondent in Indo-China

I was fortunate that I'd had more than 16 years experience as a journalist in Australia, Britain and Papua New Guinea before becoming an ABC News correspondent in South-East Asia in December 1967. I…

Aftermath of Australia's Vietnam War

After the war, Vietnam was a country in ruins. Physical infrastructure on both sides of the North–South divide had been destroyed.

Agent Orange and other chemicals in the Vietnam War

History of herbicidal warfareThe use of biological and chemical weapons goes back at least 2,500 years.

Alastair Bridges - Vietnam War veteran (RAAF) (Video)

Al was born in Glasgow, Scotland, immigrating with his family to Australia when he was 2 years old.

Alastair Bridges - Vietnam War veteran (RAAF) (Oral history)

Alastair Bridges: Stories of Service (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Alastair (Al) Bridges was born in Scotland and moved to Australia with his family when he was 2. Like his father who flew aircraft in World War II, Al wanted to become a pilot. He joined the Royal…

All The Way: Our Vietnam War (Video)

Our Vietnam War tells the story of Australia's involvement in the words of the men who were sent to fight; the battles, the protests, returning and the long shadow the war cast on the people whose…

Allan Hudson - Vietnam War veteran (Oral history)

Allan Hudson - Vietnam War veteran (Video)

Allan Radford Hudson was born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1940. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1957, after finishing school.

An Australian Christmas while serving in the Vietnam War

Serving overseas was not easy. Special times, such as Christmas, were particularly challenging.

Andrew Overall - Vietnam veteran (Oral history)

Andrew Overall - Vietnam veteran (Video)

Andrew John William 'Andy' Overall was born in Adelaide in 1946.

Anzac Day 2024 poster (Poster)

This poster honours all Australian personnel who have served in wars, conflicts and peace operations. It shows the 2023 Anzac Day service at the local war memorial in Tuross Head, New South Wales.

Armoured Personnel Carrier damaged by mine (Video)

Arthur Law (Australian Army), Partners & Allies (Oral history)

Arthur Law served in the infantry in Vietnam and observed firsthand the different tactical approaches used by the Americans and the Australians.

Arthur Law (Australian Army), Partners & Allies (Video)

Arthur Law served in the infantry in Vietnam and observed firsthand the different tactical approaches used by the Americans and the Australians.

Interview Lance Corporal Arthur Law (Video)

Lance Corporal Arthur Law, 1RAR, describes his reaction to news that he was to be among the first Australian troops sent to Vietnam and the briefings he received before departing. He served in…

Artillerymen setting up a fire support base (Oral history)

Attack repulsed at Australian Base (Video)

Australia and the Vietnam War (Book), (Student activity), (Educational)

This book looks at Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. The stories of the men and women who served there are used as ways to investigate the conflict. Those stories relate to frontline…

Australia and US relations

The Vietnam War, in essence a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, had wider implications because of North Vietnam’s communist associations.

Australia's Vung Tau base during the Vietnam War

Vung Tau was the main Australian support base in the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) during the war.

Australian Armoured units serving during the Vietnam War

Armour played a vital role during Australia’s war in Vietnam. The ubiquitous armoured personnel carrier made its first appearance in the conflict during mid-June 1965 as part of the 1st Battalion,…

Australian Army personnel during the Vietnam War

The Australian Army was the first Australian service sent to the Vietnam War.

Australian Army Training Team Vietnam

In the early 1960s, the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) faced serious challenges.

Australian Artillery serving during the Vietnam War

Captain Mike Thompson arrived in the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) in early August 1962.

Australian Engineers serving during the Vietnam War

The first engineers deployed to the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) were members of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV).

Australian experiences in the Vietnam War: In Their Own Words (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Gain an insight into how serving in the Vietnam War affected the lives of Australian veterans.

Australian infantry serving during the Vietnam War

On the afternoon of 29 April 1965, Australians were warned that the Menzies government would 'provide an infantry battalion for service in Vietnam.' Menzies delivered a statement to the Lower House

Australian media and the Vietnam War: Great Debates (Student activity), (Educational)

Our Great Debates series is designed to help teachers investigate how wars and conflicts have affected Australians. This classroom resource presents the motion that the Australian media influenced…

Australian the victim of "friendly fire"

When Private Guy Watkins was wounded in Vietnam, the local paper in Tasmania reported he had been shot by a Vietcong soldier. But in a letter to his father written some days after the incident, it…

Australian Vietnam Veterans Reconstruction Group

The Australian Vietnam Veterans Reconstruction Group (AVVRG) was established in 1994 by Vietnam veteran, Paul Murphy.

Australians in Operation Bribie 1967

Hasty planningThis battle started near Lang Phuoc Hai, about 20 km east of the Australian base at Vung Tau. The action occurred near the abandoned settlement of Ap My An.

Australians in Operation Hammer and the Battle of Binh Ba 1969

Australians in Operation Overlord and the Battle of Long Khanh in 1971

Situation in Phuoc TuyIn mid-June 1971, Australian newspapers reported that the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) had suffered casualties during a

Australians in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral 1968

Fire Support Base CoralThe 1st Australian Task Force moved 2 battalions into a strategically important area north of Saigon:

Australians in the national service schemes from 1951 to 1972 poster (Poster)

We've created this poster to commemorate the contribution of Australians conscripted into the national service schemes from 1951 to 1972. This poster depicts national service recruits working…

Australians in Vietnam workbook (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Educational)

The third in a series of 5 ready-to-use workbooks for Years 10 to 12 secondary students. Discover what it was like for Australians who served in Vietnam during the war.

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