Australia's Longest War
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the crossroads of Cold War anxiety and national identity, Australia's Longest War by Martin Cameron presents a compelling account of Australia's most protracted military engagement — the Vietnam War — which spanned nearly two decades and left an indelible mark on the nation's social and political fabric. Cameron chronicles the Australian experience from the earliest advisory deployments of the late 1950s through to the final, controversial withdrawal, capturing the courage of the soldiers on the ground alongside the fierce public dissent that erupted on the home front. The narrative traces the mounting human cost of a conflict that divided families, fractured political consensus, and forced an entire generation to confront uncomfortable questions about duty, allegiance, and the nature of war itself. Cameron writes with authoritative clarity, grounding his historical argument in meticulous research while maintaining the accessibility and urgency of narrative non-fiction. The work stands as an important contribution to Australian military historiography, arguing that the Vietnam War's legacy — the trauma of its veterans, the bitterness of its protesters, and the institutional failures that followed — reshaped the Australian Defence Force and the nation's relationship with military service for generations to come. For anyone seeking to understand the full weight of a war that Australia has never quite finished reckoning with, this is an essential and sobering read.
Author: Martin Cameron
Format: Paperback
Published: 1987
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of Cold War anxiety and national identity, Australia's Longest War by Martin Cameron presents a compelling account of Australia's most protracted military engagement — the Vietnam War — which spanned nearly two decades and left an indelible mark on the nation's social and political fabric. Cameron chronicles the Australian experience from the earliest advisory deployments of the late 1950s through to the final, controversial withdrawal, capturing the courage of the soldiers on the ground alongside the fierce public dissent that erupted on the home front. The narrative traces the mounting human cost of a conflict that divided families, fractured political consensus, and forced an entire generation to confront uncomfortable questions about duty, allegiance, and the nature of war itself. Cameron writes with authoritative clarity, grounding his historical argument in meticulous research while maintaining the accessibility and urgency of narrative non-fiction. The work stands as an important contribution to Australian military historiography, arguing that the Vietnam War's legacy — the trauma of its veterans, the bitterness of its protesters, and the institutional failures that followed — reshaped the Australian Defence Force and the nation's relationship with military service for generations to come. For anyone seeking to understand the full weight of a war that Australia has never quite finished reckoning with, this is an essential and sobering read.