Название: Australia and the Vietnam War
Автор: Peter Edwards
Издательство: UNSW Press
ISBN: 1742232744
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 304
Размер: 10,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
The Vietnam War was Australia’s longest and most controversial military commitment of the twentieth century, ending in humiliation for the United States and its allies with the downfall of South Vietnam. The war provoked deep divisions in Australian society and politics, particularly since for the first time young men were conscripted for overseas service in a highly contentious ballot system. The Vietnam era is still identified with diplomatic, military and political failure.