A night in the Year of the Monkey – Part 1
The decimation of Australian Army Sappers on standing patrol during the Battle of Fire Support Base Andersen, South Vietnam Tet Offensive 1968.
The decimation of Australian Army Sappers on standing patrol during the Battle of Fire Support Base Andersen, South Vietnam Tet Offensive 1968.
The Kindy was an initiative of the AAVRG (see website https://www.avvrg.org.au/),
Executive Director, Australia Defence Association 1981-2003. PNG kiap, naval officer, credit union CEO, strategic policy and defence capability commentator, public-interest advocate, novelist.
The following is the introduction given by Kevin Peoples at the launch of his book on his Uncle Jack.
It’s 9pm but the setting sun shows no sign of repose as it beams down across the vast wheat fields of Fromelles.
As Australia considers extending its presence in Afghanistan, key figures have split over what has been achieved in the Middle East.
The first thing a soldier generally learns, on the very first day of enlistment, is his or her personal number.
Arriving in Amiens on a late Sunday afternoon is an unexpected experience.