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Sto caricando le informazioni... Australia’s Vietnam: Myth vs historydi Mark Dapin
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A significant reminder that our views of the past are influenced by the current culture and selective reporting and story telling. This well researched book is not one that covers the war in any significant manner but rather one that records actual views of the war on the Homefront at the time (including changes over time from the early 60's to the early 70s) - and compares them with the accepted thinking today. There is often quite a difference, most notably how modern Australian views the war and how it was received at home is heavily influenced by US based reporting and commentary - often quite differently than in Oz. ( ) An excellent accounting of a number of myths about Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. Each chapter deals with a different myth and I think does a good job sorting out fact from myth. I should also point out that it is quite well written and at times funny. Highly recommended to anyone interested in Australia's role in the Vietnam War, in both Australia and South Vietnam. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Why everything you think you know about Australia's Vietnam War is wrong. When Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and shrouded in myth. From army claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; and the level of atrocities committed by Australian troops; to the belief there were no welcome home parades until the late 1980s and returned soldiers were met by angry protesters. Australia's Vietnam is a major contribution to the understanding of Australia's experience of the war and will change the way we think about memory and military history. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)959.7043394History and Geography Asia Southeast Asia Vietnam 1949- 1961–1975 Vietnamese War Participation of countries, localities, groupsClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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