Long Tan - Australia's Vietnam Story

Long Tan is such an important part of Australian Military history and so often forgotten. I recommend following this video, you go and listen to 'I Was Only 19' by Redgum.

This video is a lot more serious and sombre. I hope you all enjoy it.

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References:

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Ascot, Peter. "Frankie's war: for Vietnam veteran Frank Hunt, being immortalised in song is nothing compared to the compassion it has helped generate." Big Issue Australia 252 (2006): 10-12.

Burstall, Terry. "The soldier's story: the battle at Xa Long Tan, Vietnam, 18 August 1966." (1986).

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Grandin, Robert. The Battle of Long Tan: As Told by the Commanders. Allen & Unwin, 2004.

Gillespie, Christine. "Different rememberings of the Battle of Long Tan." Eureka Street 16, no. 10 (2006): 23-27.

Logan, W. "The Battles of Binh Ba and Long Tan, Vietnam: difficult war heritage and the disconnect between significance and memorialisation." In University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture and Building symposium ‘Traditionalism, Colonialism, and Modernism: Asian Heritage Transformed, pp. 3-4. 2013.

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Smith, Harry. "Letters–The long battle after Long Tan." The Australian 10 (2003): 16.