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The Year of the Tigers: The Second Tour 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment in South Vietnam, 1969-70
by Battle, Captain M R (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0855810009
- ISBN 13
- 9780855810009
- Seller
-
Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 1970. 207pp, profusely illustrated with photos in colour and in b/w, with map of South Vietnam showing 5 RAR operation area with legend followed by 16pp of folding operation maps at the rear with a location map of Phouc Tuy Province and surrounds to the east of Saigon inset in blue on each. Insription on the half title page: 'To Father John from Karl Richardson (RMO 5 RAR 1971-3)'. Decorated textured cloth boards, gilt, with 5 RAR crest on the front board. The upper corners and spine foot are bumped. With dust-jacket which is worn with creases in the laminate and wear at the edges with loss at the corners and at the spine head and foot. The book includes the Roll of Honour; Decorations and Awards: Citations; 5 RAR -- The Tigers: The Raising; Vietnam historically independent; Operations: 16 major oprations; Support: Armour, Artillery, Engineers and Air; The Enemy: The Vietcong and his supporters: A Pictorial Records: Peronalities, how the war was really won (pp122-200); The Nominal Roll.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018000
- Title
- The Year of the Tigers: The Second Tour 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment in South Vietnam, 1969-70
- Author
- Battle, Captain M R (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0855810009
- ISBN 13
- 9780855810009
- Publisher
- 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
- Place of Publication
- Loftus, Nsw, Australia
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Roll of Honour Decorations Awards Citations 5 RAR The Tigers Vietnam Operations Armour Artillery Engineers Air Vietcong Nominal Roll Operation Esso Operation Kingston Operation Bondi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australiana & NZ; Militaria;
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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