Hard and Soft Covers: 428 pages
Illustrated: Yes
ISBN: (Soft): 0 9757507 0 4
(Hard): 0 9757507 1 2
Dimensions: 250 x 170 x 28 mm
Long Tan and Beyond is a fascinating, true story.
There are several books about the historic Battle of Long Tan but this is the best yet. Here for the first time is included the story about the relief force – the men who turned defeat into victory. More than that, it is a story told by soldiers about soldiers, and as you read their story, you will laugh and you will cry with them.
You will be fascinated by the actions of these youngsters who bonded together as one to serve their nation with immense dedication and loyalty. Fast-moving, first hand accounts take you into the rain soaked, muddy and bloody Battle of Long Tan; through the hell of Operation Bribie; and into the jungle on countless ambushes, patrols and operations.
It is a proud story of how ordinary twenty-year-olds were transformed into magnificent soldiers and how they went off to war. The manner in which they succeeded is of immense credit to them, to Australia and to the Australian Army.
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