Danger Close
The Battle Of Long Tan, Now A Major Motion Picture
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4.4 • 10 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Now a major motion picture.
This is the first time that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan. They describe the experiences that brought them to Vietnam, and how Company commander Harry Smith drove Delta Company to become one of the most outstanding units in the Australian forces.
Each platoon played a crucial role in Delta Company's survival. The artillery's commitment in providing an unbroken wall of metal through which the enemy had to advance is told from the perspectives of both the forward controller and the gun positions. We fly with the RAAF helicopter pilots whose ammunition resupply was the turning point of the battle, and experience the carnage of the battlefield through the eyes of those in the relieving APCs.
The trauma of the battle did not end with the action, however, as politics began to play its part in the drama. The valour of those directly involved in the battle was never duly recognised. The ongoing efforts of the Long Tan commanders to right the many wrongs perpetrated in the wake of the battle, and their own journeys from the events of August 1966 draw the reader into a compelling dialogue on the aftermath of Vietnam.
Previously published as The Battle of Long Tan: As told by the commanders
Customer Reviews
Defining event of my life
I was an Engineer based at Task Force Headquarters Nui Dat at the time of the Long-Tan battle. They captured the bombing on the night of the 17th August pretty well, even the overall mood of those two days but I have to question a couple of things. At night it was very dark as I remember it, so dark we had to follow a taped path from our tents to the guard post, the film indicated there were electric street lights and lights in the tents.
Another thing was the drinking, I didn’t drink in those days but I don’t remember booze of any kind in the camp !, and certainly not while on guard duty as depicted in this wonderful production.
Watch this movie, it’s a brilliant Aussie production that succeeded in putting the viewer right on the battle front.