Series: Hachette Military Collection

An eye-opening account of Australian combat history, untold . . . until now. "thoroughly researched and compelling . . . a chilling account" - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH In 1969, a ragtag unit of 39 men was thrown together at Nui Dat, Vietnam. It was such a slapdash group that it didn't even have an officer or a sergeant in charge. A...

The command came: 'Stop those vehicles!' It was like a red rag to a bull. Instantly streams of 7.62 mm tracer and 50 mm calibre machine gun rounds arced across the night sky and smashed into the bus and truck. Elite SAS Patrol Commander Stuart 'Nev' Bonner takes us inside the extraordinary and dangerous world of secret combat operations in...

'This book drips with adventure and intrigue' — THE AGE In 1963, Australian Army Captain Barry Petersen was sent to Vietnam. It was one of the most tightly held secrets of the Vietnam War. Petersen was ordered to train and lead guerrilla squads of Montagnard tribesmen against the Viet Cong in the remote Central Highlands. He successfully formed a fearsome...

Bert Kienzle did more than any other single man to make Australian victory possible. - Peter FitzSimons, author of Kokoda The Kokoda story continues to hold a very powerful resonance with all Australians, and Bert Kienzle's vital role is acknowledged in all the published accounts. Yet, until now, no one has ever told his story. If one person 'made' the...