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" Possums & bird dogs : "
Peter Nolan.
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BL
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972103
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b726473
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| Main Entry
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Nolan, Peter,1940-
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| Title & Author
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Possums bird dogs : : Australian Army Aviation's 161 Reconnaissance Flight in South Vietnam /\ Peter Nolan.
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| Publication Statement
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Crows Nest, NSW :: Allen & Unwin,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xxiii, 240 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations, maps
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1741156114
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: 9781741156119
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Includes index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-232) and index.
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| Contents
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Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Maps; Preface; Prologue; Chapter 1 -- 161 Reece Flight: Formation and deployment; Chapter 2 -- Bien Hoa: Fitting in; Chapter 3 -- Learning the ropes: October 1965-May 1966; Chapter 4 -- The 1st Australian Task Force; Chapter 5 -- Vung Tau: May 1966-March 1967; Chapter 6 -- Relocation to Nui Dat; Chapter 7 -- Nui Dat: March-December 1967; Chapter 8 -- The Tet and Second General Offensives: January-July 1968; Chapter 9 -- The aftermath: August 1968-February 1969; Chapter 10 -- Pacification: March-December 1969.
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| Abstract
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The story of 161 Reconnaissance Flight, the Australian Army Aviation unit deployed to Vietnam from September 1965 to March 1972, told through unit and personal records, pilot and aircraft log books and personal interviews with veterans.
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Australia.-- History.
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Australia.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Personal narratives, Australian.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Aerial operations, Australian.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Regimental histories-- Australia.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Vietnam War.
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Military operations, Aerial-- Australian.
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Regimental histories.
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Australia.
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| Dewey Classification
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959.7043394
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DS558.6.A8N65 2006eb
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| Added Entry
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Australia., Australian Army Aviation Corps., Reconnaissance Flight, 161.
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| Parallel Title
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Possums and bird dogs
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