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Robert Hall wrote a new post, Strategic context: The battle of Binh Ba 3 months, 1 week ago
By Bob Hall
What we call ‘the battle of Binh Ba’ was fought 50 years ago. Elements of 33 PAVN Regiment occupied the hamlet of Binh Ba on the night of 5/6 June 1969.[1] At 0810 hours on the morning of 6 June, two […]
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Klaus Walter (Tanky)Scheuermann became a registered member 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Robert Hall wrote a new post, May 1969: The switch to pacification 3 months, 3 weeks ago
By Bob Hall
In July 1968 the Psyops advisor in Phuoc Tuy Province, Major Desmal C. Smith Jr. was nearing the end of his tenure in the job. He was writing his end-of-tour report giving an overall assessment of […]
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Robert Hall wrote a new post, Hamburger Hill – 50 years ago 4 months ago
About 50 years ago last week the battle of Hamburger Hill was fought in the jungle covered terrain of the A Shau valley west of Hue. It was a major battle marked by the courage and determination of both sides as […]
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Robert Hall wrote a new post, An Australian at Hamburger Hill 4 months ago
By Bob Hall
The Background
In mid-1968 General Westmoreland was replaced as Commander US Military Assistance Command Vietnam (COMUSMACV), by General Creighton Abrams. Following the heavy losses suffered by […]
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robert william laird became a registered member 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Leigh scott-kemmis became a registered member 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Ian Francis Ahearn became a registered member 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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peter patel became a registered member 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Doug Gisborne became a registered member 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Ernest Patrick Chamberlain became a registered member 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Lesley Taylor became a registered member 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Doug Mepham became a registered member 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Paul Nicholas Macmichael are now friends 5 months, 4 weeks ago
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Robert Hall wrote a new post, The ARVN: Was their performance misunderstood? 7 months, 4 weeks ago
By Bob Hall
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), especially their Regional Force and Popular Force (RF/PF) components, had a reputation for poor combat performance. Brigadier S.P. Weir, Commander 1ATF […]
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Robert Hall wrote a new post, Comparison: Force strengths and casualties 7 months, 4 weeks ago
By Bob Hall
The contribution of Australia and New Zealand to the Vietnam War is significant to Australians and New Zealanders, but in the wider context of the war it was minor. The Republic of Vietnam Armed […]
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Paul Nicholas Macmichael became a registered member 9 months, 1 week ago
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Robert Hall wrote a new post, New article on 1ATF combat efficiency 10 months, 3 weeks ago
An article titled ‘Shots per casualty: an indicator of combat efficiency for the first Australian task force in South Vietnam’ has recently been published by Andrew Ross and Bob Hall in Defense & Security Ana […]
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