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The Long Shadow 2

Australia's Vietnam Veterans since the War

by Peter Yule
Hardback
Publication Date: 16/02/2021
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The medical and psychological legacies of the Vietnam War are major and continuing issues for veterans, their families and the community, yet the facts about the impact of Agent Orange, post-traumatic stress disorder and other long-term health aspects are little understood.

The Long Shadow sets the record straight about the health of Vietnam veterans and reveals a more detailed and complex picture.

Profiling the stories of the veterans themselves, this comprehensive and authoritative book is a pioneering work of history on the aftermath of war. It takes a broad approach to the medical legacies, exploring the post-war experiences of Vietnam veterans, the evolution and development of the repatriation system in the post-Vietnam decades and the evolving medical understanding of veterans' health issues.

ISBN:
9781742237183
9781742237183
Category:
Military history
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
16-02-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
NewSouth Publishing
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
688
Dimensions (mm):
234x153mm

'Most veterans were either alcoholics or workaholics and I fitted into the latter category.'
— Chris Cannin (6RAR, 1967; 7RAR, 1967-68)

'When I look back and I see what I used to do … there were a lot of things wrong that I would never ever admit to at the time … I thought I was fine, but I wasn't.'
— Alan Thornton (17 CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, 1968–69)

Peter Yule

Peter Yule is a research fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. He has written widely on Australian military and economic and medical history with his books including histories of the Collins Class submarine project, Australian National Airways and the Australian economy in the First World War and biographies of business leaders W L Baillieu and Sir Ian Potter. His latest book is the Long Shadow of the Long Hais: Australia’s Vietnam Veterans Since the War.

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Just started reading and found the book very informative, sobering and very hard to put down. Looking forward to making time to finish reading the book as soon as I can. I recommend the book to anyone interested in military history.

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