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June–July 2014, no. 362

Australia and the Vietnam war by Peter Edwards

NewSouth, $49.99 hb, 365 pp

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June–July 2014, no. 362

In 1966 as a young first-year cadet at the Royal Military College, I purchased Anzac to Amiens by C.E.W. Bean, which had been published twenty years earlier. Bean had been Australia’s Official Historian for World War I, and Anzac to Amiens was his masterly condensation of the twelve-volume official history of which he had been the general editor and principal author. It was to be many years before I purchased the twelve volumes or could find time and commitment to read them. In the meantime, Anzac to Amiens was my guide to the history of Australia’s involvement in the war. I still refer to it.

David Horner reviews 'Australia and the Vietnam War' by Peter Edwards

Australia and the Vietnam war

by Peter Edwards

NewSouth, $49.99 hb, 365 pp

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