14 Breen (2008), p. 173.
15 See Breen (1998, 2008); McNeill (1993).
16 Breen (1988), p. 130.
17 Palazzo (2009), p. 26.
18 See Breen (2008); Ham, P. (2007) Vietnam: The Australian War, HarperCollins, Sydney; Davies (2012).
19 ‘VC Dat Do district history’ (2006) in Chamberlain, E. (2011) The Viet Cong D445 Battalion: Their Story, E. Chamberlain, Victoria.
20 Breen (2008), p. 178.
21 See Greville (2002); O’Keefe, B. (1994) Medicine at War: Medical Aspects of Australia’s Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1950–1972, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.
22 Lieutenant Colonel Warr, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Army commanders’ diaries, Operation Sydney 2, pp. 7–8 (AWM 95 7/5/6), 14 July 1966.
23 See McNeill (1993); O’Neill, R.J. (1968) Vietnam Task: The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Cassell, Melbourne.
24 O’Neill (1968), p. 65; see also Greville (2002); McNeill (1993).
25 See Horner (2005).
26 Horner (2005), p. 246.
27 See Horner (2005); Palazzo (2009).
28 Breen (1988), p. 70.
29 See Barclay, G. (1988) A Very Small Insurance Policy: The Politics of Australian Involvement in Vietnam, 1954–1967, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia.
30 McNeill (1993), p. 189.
31 Ibid., p. 240.
32 See Burke, A. (2005) 105th Battery: Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery: A Concise History, A. Burke, Queensland; Horner (2005); O’Keefe (1994); Palazzo (2009); Picken, B. (2012) Fire Support Bases Vietnam: Australian and Allied Fire Support Base Locations and Main Support Units, Big Sky Publishing, Sydney.
33 Steinbrook (1995), p. 16.
CHAPTER 6
1 See Horner (2005).
2 See McNeill (1993).
3 Ibid.
4 See Horner (1995); Palazzo (2009).
5 See Davies (2012).
6 See Burstall (1986).
7 Buick, B. & McKay, G. (2000) ‘All Guts and No Glory’: The Story of a Long Tan Warrior, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, p. 42.
8 See Buick & McKay (2000); Edwards (2014); McAulay (1986); McNeill (1993).
9 McAulay (1986), p. 8.
10 Ibid.
11 See Greville (2002).
12 Bishop letter to father (AWM PR91/18), 18 October 1966.
13 Signal Squadron Folio 1, Australian Army commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 6/1/3 103), 1–30 June 1966.
14 See McNeill (1993).
15 See McAulay (1986).
16 McAulay (1986), p. 15.
17 Ekins, A. (2011) ‘Unravelling the riddles of Long Tan’, Wartime: Official Magazine of the Australian War Memorial, Issue 55, p. 44.
18 See Chamberlain (2011); Davies (2012).
19 See McNeill (1993).
20 Ibid.
21 Ibid.
22 See Chamberlain (2011, 2015); Dapin (2014); O’Neill (1968).
23 See Greville (2002).
24 McAulay (1986), p. 8.
25 Dapin (2014), p. 106.
26 See Davies (2012); Edwards (2014); McAulay (1986); McNeill (1993); Odgers, G. (1974) Mission Vietnam: Royal Australian Air Force Operations 1964–1972, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
27 McNeill (1993), p. 255.
28 See Greville (2002).
29 See Edwards (2014); Greville (2002); McAulay (1986); McNeill (1993); Odgers (1974).
30 See Dapin (2014).
CHAPTER 7
1 See Chamberlain (2011, 2015); Pribbenow (2002); Davies (2012).
2 See Chamberlain (2011, 2015).
3 See Pribbenow (2002).
4 Ibid.
5 See Chamberlain (2011); Davies (2012).
6 Ibid.
7 See Burstall, T. (1990) A Soldier Returns: A Long Tan Veteran Discovers the Other Side of Vietnam, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia; Chamberlain (2011); Davies (2012); Pribbenow (2002).
8 See Chamberlain (2011); McNeill (1993).
9 Davies (2012), p. 191; see also Dinh, P.Q. (2005) History of the 5th Infantry Division, People’s Army Publication House, Hanoi.
10 See Chamberlain (2011).
11 Mollison (2006), p. 201.
12 See Chamberlain (2011, 2015).
13 Ibid.
14 See Chamberlain (2011, 2015); Davies (2012).
15 See Chamberlain (2011, 2015); Davies (2012); Dinh (2005); Pribbenow(2002).
16 Ibid.
17 See Chamberlain (2011, 2015); McNeill (1993).
18 Ibid.
19 Ibid.
20 Burstall (1986), p. 15.
21 See Burstall (1990); Davies (2012); Dinh (2005); McAulay (1986).
22 See Chamberlain (2011, 2015); Davies (2012); Dinh (2005); McNeill (1993).
23 See Buick & McKay (2000); Burstall (1990); Chamberlain (2011); Davies (2012); McNeill (1993).
24 See Chamberlain, E. (2014), The Enemy, and Intelligence in Phuoc Tuy Province: Successes and Failures, Phillip Island, National Vietnam Veterans’ Museum (NVVM), unpublished transcript, 12 April 2014; Davies (2012).
25 See Chamberlain (2014).
26 See Smith, H. (2015) Long Tan: The Start of a Lifelong Battle, Big Sky Publishing, Sydney.
27 See detailed discussions in Chamberlain (2011); Davies (2012).
28 See Burstall (1990).
CHAPTER 8
1 See Burstall (1986).
2 Burgess, P. Sydney Morning Herald, 1 August 1966, p. 4.
3 See Buick & McKay (2000); Edwards (2014); Greville (2002); McGibbon (2010); McNeill (1993).
4 Major Ford, Operation Hobart 1 After Action Report, 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Australian Army commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/4), 1–31 July 1966.
5 See Chamberlain (2011).
6 Lieutenant Colonel Townsend, Operation Hobart 1 After Action Report, 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Australian Army commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/4), 1–31 July 1966.
7 Steinbrook (1995), p. 33.
8 Ibid., p. 35.
9 McNeill (1993), p. 298.
10 1 ATF After Action Report, Operation Smithfield, p. 4 (AWM 181), December 1966.
11 See Blaxland, J. (2012) ‘Listening to the enemy: signals intelligence played a key role in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam’, Wartime: Official Magazine of the Australian War Memorial, Issue 57, pp. 30–35; McNeill (1993).
12 Smith, H. (n.d.) The Battle of Long Tan, South Vietnam: 18 August 1966, Biography Lieutenant Colonel Harry Smith, MC, SG
13 Ibid.
14 See Chamberlain (2011).
15 See Chamberlain (2011, 2015).
16 See Chamberlain (2011).
17 See Chamberlain (2014).
18 See Breen (2008); Ekins (2011); Ham (2007); McNeill (1993).
19 McNeill (1993), p. 309.
20 Ham (2007), p. 215.
21 See McNeill (1993).
22 Blaxland (1998), p. 244.
23 McNeill (1993), p. 309.
24 See Ham (2007).
25 DPI 200 interview with Brigadier Jackson (AWM 107), 1972.
26 Ibid.
27 See Mollison (2006).
28 Ibid., pp. 108–9.
29 Ibid., p. 111.
30 McNeill (1993), p. 311.
31 See Davies (2012); McNeill (1993).
CHAPTER 9
1 See Greville (2002).
2 See O’Keefe (1994).
3 See Ham (2007).
4 See Anderson, P. (2002) When the Scorpion Stings: The History of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Viet
nam, 1965–1972, Allen & Unwin, Sydney; McAulay (1986); McNeill (1993); O’Neill (1968).
5 Major McQualter, B Company Operational Analysis, Operation Holsworthy, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Army commanders’ diaries, Part 1 (AWM 95 7/5/7), 1–31 August 1966.
6 McNeill (1993), p. 296.
7 O’Neill (1968), p. 73.
8 Ibid., p. 70.
9 See McNeill (1993).
10 McKay, G. (1992) Vietnam Fragments: An Oral History of Australians at War, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, p. 99.
11 Ibid.
12 See Burstall (1986).
13 Ibid., p. 43.
14 Australian Army commanders’ diaries 6 RAR (AWM 95 7/6/5), 17 August 1966.
15 See Grandin (2004).
16 See McFarlane (2000).
17 Dapin (2014), p. 107.
18 Australian Army commanders’ diaries 6 RAR (AWM 95 7/6/5), 17 August 1966; see also Breen (2008); Burstall (1986); McKay (1992).
19 Ibid.; see also Mollison (2006).
20 See Burstall (1986); McNeill (1993).
21 See Horner, D.M. (1989) SAS: Phantoms of the Jungle: A History of the Australian Special Air Service, Allen & Unwin, Sydney; Horner, D.M. (2009) In Action with the SAS, Allen & Unwin, Sydney; Ham, P. (2007).
22 See Grandin (2004).
23 See Horner (1989, 2009); O’Neill (1993).
24 Ibid.
25 Horner (1989), pp. 191–2.
26 David Beahan interview, 30 May 2015.
27 See Mollison (2006).
28 See Grandin (2004).
CHAPTER 10
1 Smith, H. (n.d.) The Battle of Long Tan, South Vietnam: 18 August 1966
2 Smith, H. (2015) Long Tan: The Start of a Lifelong Battle, Big Sky Publishing, New South Wales.
3 Caulfield (2007), p. 259; see also McAulay (1996); Burstall (1986); McNeill (1993).
4 See Grandin (2004); Smith, H. (2015).
5 Ibid.
6 McAulay (1986), p. 34.
7 Ibid.
8 See Buick & McKay (2000).
9 See McAulay (1986).
10 Geoff Kendall interview, 6 October 2014.
11 Grandin (2004), p. 11.
12 Ibid., p. 12.
13 Tony Stepney interview, 17 April 2015.
14 Dapin (2014), p. 87.
15 See Dapin (2014).
16 Personal communication, Chris Roberts to author.
17 Dapin (2014), p. 99.
18 John Heslewood interview, 30 September 2014.
19 See Burstall (1986); McAulay (1986); also John Heslewood interview, 29 September 2014.
20 See Grandin (2004).
21 See McAulay (1996); Burstall (1986); McNeill (1993).
22 McAulay (1986), p. 22.
CHAPTER 11
1 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966.
2 Ibid.
3 Ibid.
4 See Mollison (2006).
5 See McAulay (1986); Burstall (1986); McNeill (1993).
6 See Grandin (2004).
7 See McNeill (1993).
8 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966.
9 Mollison (2006), p. 124.
10 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966.
11 See McNeill (1993); McAulay (1986).
12 Ibid.
13 Mollison (2006), p. 124.
14 See Grandin (2004).
15 See Burstall (1986).
16 See Mollison (2006).
17 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966.
18 See Burstall (1986).
19 See Mollison (2006).
20 See Burstall (1986); Mollison (2006).
21 See Coulthard-Clark, C. (1995) The RAAF in Vietnam: Australian Air Involvement in the Vietnam War 1962–1975. Allen & Unwin, Sydney; Grandin (2004); Odgers (1974).
22 See Caulfield (2007).
23 McFarlane (2000), p. 255.
24 Ibid.
25 See McFarlane (2000).
26 Ibid., p. 255.
27 Caulfield (2007), p. 257.
28 Bill Akell interview, 7 June 2015.
29 See Grandin (2004).
30 Parr (2006), p. 45.
31 Geoff Kendall interview, 6 October 2014.
32 See Buick & McKay (2000).
33 See Caulfield (2007).
34 McNeill (1993), p. 314.
35 Grandin (2004), p. 107.
36 Graham Smith interview, 26 May 2015.
37 See Parr (2006).
38 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966.
39 See McNeill (1993); Mollison (2006).
40 See Mollison (2006).
41 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966.
42 McNeill (1993), p. 314.
43 Burstall (1986), p. 46.
44 See McAulay (1986).
45 See Burstall (1986).
46 See Burstall (1986); Grandin (2004); McAulay (1986); McNeil (1993).
47 Ibid.
48 Ibid.
49 See Grandin (2004).
50 McAulay (1986), p. 43.
51 John Robbins interview, 20 May 2015.
52 See Dapin (2014).
53 Mollison (2006), p. 125.
54 Ibid., p. 126.
55 See Chamberlain (2011).
56 See Odgers (1974).
CHAPTER 12
1 Dapin (2014), p. 129.
2 See Grandin (2004).
3 See McNeill (1993).
4 See Grandin (2004); McNeill (1993).
5 Ibid; see also McGibbon (2010).
6 See McNeill (1993).
7 See Grandin (2004).
8 Geoff Kendall interview, 6 October 2014.
9 See Grandin (2004).
10 See McAulay (1986); Burstall (1986); McNeill (1992).
11 Graham Smith interview, 26 May 2015; see also Buick & McKay (2000).
12 See McAulay (1986).
13 See Grandin (2004).
14 Ibid., p. 112.
15 See Grandin (2004); McAulay (1986); McNeill (1993); Mollison (2006).
16 Ibid.
17 Burstall (1986), p. 51.
18 Caulfield (2007), p. 262.
19 Buick & McKay (2000), p. 88.
20 See Grandin (2004); McAulay (1986); McNeill (1993); Mollison (2006).
21 See Burstall (1990); Chamberlain (2011); Dinh (2005); McAulay (1986); Smith (2015).
22 Mollison (2006), pp. 122–3.
23 See Mollison (2006).
24 Steinbrook (1995), p. 49.
CHAPTER 13
1 Bill Akell interview, 7 June 2015.
2 Burstall (1986), p. 57.
3 Parr (2006), p. 46.
4 Smith (2015), p. 128.
5 See McAulay (1986).
6 See Caulfield (2007).
7 See McAulay (1986).
8 Ibid.
9 Smith (2015), p. 128.
10 See Smith (2015).
11 See Burstall (1986); Chamberlain (2011); Davis (2012); McAulay (1986); McNeill (1993).
12 See McNeill (1993); Mollison (2006).
13 See Anderson (2002); McAulay (1986).
14 Buick & MacKay (2000), p. 89.
15 See McNeill (1993).
16 John Heslewood interview, 30 September 2014.
17 McAulay (1986), p. 48.
18 Caulfield (2007), p. 271.
19 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966.
20 See Burstall (1986); McAulay (1986); John Heslewood interview, 29 September 2014.
21 See Caulfield (2007).
22 Ibid., p. 263.
23 Dapin (2014), p. 129.
24 See Buick & McKay (2000).
25 Mollison (2006), p. 133.
26 John Robbins interview, 20 May 2015.
27 Parr (2006), p. 46.
28 See McAulay (1986).
29 McAulay (1986), p. 49.
30 John Heslewood interview, 30 September 2014.
31 McAulay (1986), p. 50.
32 Caulfield (2007), p. 267.
33 McAulay (1986), p. 48.
34 Geoff Kendall interview, 6 October 2014.
35 See Burstall (1986).
36 See Grandin (2004).
CHAPTER 14
1 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966; Buick & McKay (2000).
2 McNeill (1993), p. 318.
3 Burstall (1986), p. 54.
4 Ibid., p. 56.
5 Ibid., p. 57.
6 See McAulay (1986).
7 Dapin (2014), p. 130.
8 See Burstall (1986).
9 See Buick & McKay (2000).
10 See Burstall (1986); John Robbins interview, 20 May 2015.
11 Burstall (1986), p, 54.
12 See McAulay (1986); Burstall (1986).
13 Dapin (2014), p. 131.
14 McAulay (1986), p. 51.
15 Ibid., p. 55; see also Grandin (2006).
16 McNeill (1993), p. 318.
17 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966; Headquarters, 1 Australian Task Force Narrative Duty Officer’s log, Part 1 (AWM 95 1/4/6), 1–31 August 1966; Headquarters 1 ATF Commanding Officer After Action Report Operation Smithfield (AWM 95 1/4/26), 1–31 January 1967.
18 See Smith (2015).
19 Ibid.
20 See Dapin (2014); O’Neill (1992); Smith (2006).
21 McKay (1992), pp. 100–1.
22 Dapin (2014), p. 141.
23 Mollison (2006), p. 133.
24 See Grandin (2004).
25 McFarlane (2000), p. 258.
26 See Grandin (2004); McAulay (1986).
27 Caulfield (2007), p. 278.
28 See McAulay (1986); McNeill (1993).
29 Ibid.
30 Ibid.
CHAPTER 15
1 See McAulay (1986); McGibbon (2010).
2 McAulay (1986), p. 71.
3 Graham Smith interview, 26 May 2015.
4 See Burstall (1986).
5 McAulay (1986), p. 50.
6 Kevin Miller interview, 8 June 2015.
7 6 RAR commanders’ diaries (AWM 95 7/6/5), 18 August 1966; see also Smith (2015).
8 McGibbon (2010), p. 152.
9 See McAulay (1986).
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