The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam
The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam
Robert Hall, University of New South Wales, Canberra
Amy Griffin, University of New South Wales, Canberra
£45.99
GBPFrom 1966 to 1971 the First Australian Task Force was part of the counterinsurgency campaign in South Vietnam. Though considered a small component of the Free World effort in the war, these troops from Australia and New Zealand were in fact the best trained and prepared for counterinsurgency warfare. However, until now, their achievements have been largely overlooked by military historians. The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam sheds new light on this campaign by examining the thousands of small-scale battles that the First Australian Task Force was engaged in. The book draws on statistical, spatial and temporal analysis, as well as primary data, to present a unique study of the tactics and achievements of the First Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. Further, original maps throughout the text help to illustrate how the Task Force's tactics were employed.
- Draws on statistical, spatial and temporal analysis, as well as primary data, to present a unique study of the tactics and achievements of the First Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
- Original maps throughout the text help to illustrate how the Task Force's tactics were employed
- Sheds new light on the previously overlooked achievements of the First Australian Task Force in the Vietnam War
Product details
November 2015Hardback
9781107098442
352 pages
235 × 160 × 24 mm
0.64kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Balance of capability
- 2. The landmark battles
- 3. The Jungle Patrol
- 4. Patrol contacts
- 5. The ambush battle
- 6. Bunker busting
- 7. Security contacts
- 8. Mine warfare
- 9. Comparisons:
- 1ATF Infantry, SAS and other allied forces
- 10. The combat effectiveness of 1ATF
- 11. Clearing the VC/PAVN from Phuoc Tuy.
