Content on Vietnam War 1962-1975

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Snapshots: Australians in War and Conflict (Book), (Student activity), (Educational)

This book introduces readers to 24 interesting and perhaps lesser-known experiences of those who served in wars and conflicts and their families on the home front. The stories are gathered from World…

Sport and Australian military life (Fact sheet)

For Australians, the connection between sport and military service dates to the colonial era. Through more than a century of war, conflict and peacekeeping operations, military personnel have found…

Tanks in Operation (Video)

This piece of footage was shot on Operation Track Duster in October 1968 and shows APCs and tanks moving into ambush positions across sodden fields. The film gives an impression of some of the…

Tanks in Vietnam (Video)

Armoured Personnel Carriers and a mine incident. [AWM F04330]Despite the title, this film focuses mostly on APCs and appears to cover a mine incident during which at least one Australian was wounded…

Teaching resources on Australians in the Vietnam War

Extension resourcesThe extension category includes useful resources containing detailed content that may require more advanced literacy skills.

Terry McDonnell - Vietnam (Oral history)

Terry McDonnell - Vietnam (Video)

John Terrence 'Terry' McDonnell was grew up in Benalla, Victoria.

Tet Offensive, Operation Coburg and the Battle of Ba Ria 1968

The Tet Offensive, launched in early 1968 by the Viet Cong, marked a significant escalation in the scale and the intensity of the Vietnam War.

The 106 Field Workship in Vietnam

Units of the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) have served Australia well in many conflicts and Vietnam was no exception.

The Art of Remembrance short film (Video)

Explores the role of paintings and sketches that represent the experiences of Australia's service personnel and how visual art can help us learn more about Australia's military history. Rated PG (…

The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) workbook (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Educational)

The second in a series of 5 ready-to-use workbooks for Years 10 to 12 secondary students. Learn about the AATTV's contribution to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War.

The Battle of Fire Support Bases Coral/Balmoral (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication explores the Australian defenders of two fire support bases at Coral and Balmoral. It shares the experience of soldiers in Vietnam from the start of Operation Toan…

The Cold War workbook (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Educational)

The first in a series of 5 ready-to-use workbooks for Years 10 to 12 secondary students. Investigate the people and world events that lead to the Vietnam War.

The destruction of enemy camps in Phuoc Tuy Province (Video)

5 RAR troops under their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Colin Khan, find and destroy three large permanent enemy camps and staging areas.

The Fab Four Nurses: Stories of Service (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Discover the experiences of the 'Fab Four', the first 4 Australian Army nurses to serve in the Vietnam War. This story tells the experiences of Lieutenant Colleen Mealy, Lieutenant Margaret Ahern,…

The Long Shadow: 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…

The Many Days of Anzac short film (Video)

A history of Anzac commemoration in Australia. This documentary film dives into the ABC archives of Anzac Day coverage to tell the story of how Australians created Anzac traditions and rituals by…

Thomas Henry 'Buddy' Lea: Stories of Service (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Find out about Thomas 'Buddy' Lea's heroic efforts to save his friends during the Battle of Long Tan in the Vietnam War. This story tells of the experiences of Buddy, a First Nations Australian who…

Tony Ey (Royal Australian Navy), Navy Clearance Diver (Video)

Tony Ey served as a Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver in Vietnam. Like many Australian units, his was integrated closely with the Americans.

Tony Ey: Stories of Service (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

The job of a Navy Clearance Diver during the Vietnam War was a vital but dangerous one. Discover Tony Ey's story as he describes his experiences in the Royal Australian Navy as a clearance diver and…

Use of fire support bases during the Vietnam War

Battalion Headquarters could be deployed into the field, either at a fixed location – an FSB – or in a more mobile form.

Veterans' Stories Vietnam (Book)

Many who served in Vietnam, both regulars and national servicemen, look back upon their time there as a formative episode in their life. Whatever path led them to Vietnam, professional soldier or ‘…

Vietcong Camp discovered DPR/TV/983 (Video)

Troops of C Company, 4RAR, find a recently occupied Vietcong base camp in the forest about 30 Kilometres from Nui Dat. The camp, capable of holding up to 400 troops, was searched and then destroyed.

Vietnam Roll of Honour image gallery

This gallery displays portraits of most of the 524 Australians named on the

Vietnam Scene (Video)

This excerpt from a longer Defence Public Relations film shows scenes of Vietnamese people going about their daily lives apparently in peace, despite the presence of military vehicles in some shots.…

Vietnam Veterans' Day 18 August

Australians and the Vietnam War

Vietnam: Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial (Book)

This commemorative publication reflects on the wide experience of Australians who served in the Vietnam War. The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial recognises all Australians who served in…

Vietnam: our war - our peace (Book)

Vietnamese and Australians on joint operation (Video)

A seven-week joint operation between Delta Company, 6RAR, and the 3rd Battalion, 52nd Regiment of the 18th Army of the Republic of Vietnam Division, ended with a five-day operation in the Nui Thi Vai…

Vietnamese communists in the American War

The US and its allies saw the Vietnam War as part of a struggle against international communism.

Vietnamese struggle

The distant origins of the Vietnam War lie in the nineteenth-century colonisation of Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) by France.

Vincent John Cosgrove

Vincent Cosgrove was born in Casino, NSW, in 1946. His parents lived at Tabulam, a village between Casino and Tenterfield. The Cosgroves had settled in nearby Bottle Creek before World War I.

Wartime Experiences workbook (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Educational)

The fourth in a series of 5 ready-to-use workbooks for Years 10 to 12 secondary students. Discover some of the battles and direct conflicts that Australians were involved in during the war.

Wayne Brown (Australian Army), National Serviceman (Video)

Wayne Brown was called up for National Service and went to Vietnam as a medic. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.

Withdrawal of Australian personnel from Vietnam War 1971 to 1973

Australia's withdrawal of troops from South Vietnam began in 1971 and marked the end of its military involvement.

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