Australia’s Vietnam: Myth Vs History

**2019 Nib Military History Prize Finalist **

'This book shouldbe read by anyone interested in the way myths become accepted as history.' - Peter Edwards, author of Australia and the Vietnam War

Why everything you thinkyou know about Australia's Vietnam War is wrong.

When journalist and historianMark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, heswallowed (and regurgitated) every popular misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia'sVietnam, Dapin argues that every stage of Australia's Vietnam War has beenmisremembered and obscured by myth. He disproves claims that every nationalserviceman was a volunteer; questions the idea that Australian troops committedatrocities; debunks the fallacy that there were no welcome home parades until1987; and rebuts the fable that returned soldiers were met by spittingprotesters at Australian airports.

Australia's Vietnam is a major contribution to the understanding ofAustralia's experience of the war and will change the way we think about memoryand military history.