Title The jungle dark / Steve Strevens

Published Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia, 2015 Sydney, NSW Macmillan / Pan Macmillan, 2015 ©2015

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Description xxii, 295 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm Summary On 21 July 1969, 3 Platoon, A Company, 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment forced their way through the damp Vietnamese jungle on a patrol as part of Operation Mundingburra. With the insects biting and the humidity sapping their strength, the platoon established a safe harbour and listened as the news came across the radio: Neil Armstrong had become the first man on the moon. Moments later, their skipper, Platoon Commander Lieutenant Peter Hines, stepped on a mine and exploded in a maelstrom of dirt, smoke and blood. Memories of that fateful day stayed with the members of 3 Platoon for more than a decade before singer-songwriter John Schumann transformed the story into a ballad that would capture the spirit of a generation and become the anthem for the veterans of the Vietnam war. This is the true story of Frank 'Frankie' Hunt and the other soldiers of 3 Platoon who were the inspiration for Redgum's 1983 hit song I Was Only Nineteen. Using first-hand accounts, The Jungle Dark is both a fascinating Australian yarn and enthralling military history. Vividly told, informative and poignant, it also traverses the deep unhealed wounds left in the minds and hearts of Vietnam soldiers long after they had left the battlefield Analysis Australian Notes "He was only nineteen when he went to war"--Cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 287) and index Subject Hunt, Frank. Australia. Australian Army. Royal Australian Regiment. Battalion, 6th. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Australian. War songs -- Australia. Soldiers -- Australia -- Songs and music. SUBJECT Australia -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004658 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Genre/Form Reading nook. Personal narratives. Songs. Music. ISBN 9781742612270 (paperback)

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