Author: Avery, Lieutenant-Colonel Brian.
Title: In the Anzac Spirit: The Fourth Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment / Nz (Anzac): South Vietnam 1968 to 1969.
Description: Melbourne, Rosebud Slouch Hat Publications, 2002. 1st ed. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white photos, maps, minimal edgewear. 224 pp. Brian Avery covers the training of 4RAR to help them prepare for its move to South Vietnam in 1968. Two New Zealand companies were included into 4RAR upon their arrival in South Vietnam. The numerous operations against the Viet Cong during this tour form the major part of this book. The author vividly describes the daily routine of patrolling, ambushing and endless contacts undertaken by the ordinary infantryman. The main themes of the book are the military skills, endurance, and gallantry of the Australian and Kiwi soldiers as they tracked down, fought and successfully dominated a determined foe in Phuoc Tuy province. ISBN: 095797521X

Keywords: military, army, asia, vietnam, new zealand, australia 095797521X


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