{"product_id":"9781742236360","title":"Australia's Vietnam","description":"Author: Mark Dapin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742236360\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**2019 Nib Military History Prize Finalist **\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book shouldbe read by anyone interested in the way myths become accepted as history.' - Peter Edwards, author of\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eAustralia and the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy everything you thinkyou know about Australia's Vietnam War is wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen journalist and historianMark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, heswallowed (and regurgitated) every popular misconception. He wasn't alone. In \u003ci\u003eAustralia'sVietnam\u003c\/i\u003e, Dapin argues that every stage of Australia's Vietnam War has beenmisremembered and obscured by myth. He disproves claims that every nationalserviceman was a volunteer; questions the idea that Australian troops committedatrocities; debunks the fallacy that there were no welcome home parades until1987; and rebuts the fable that returned soldiers were met by spittingprotesters at Australian airports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralia's Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to the understanding ofAustralia's experience of the war and will change the way we think about memoryand military history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839813046430,"sku":"ADS-9781742236360","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742236360.jpg?v=1778827250","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742236360","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}