By Bob Hall and Amy Griffin Counterinsurgency campaigns are essentially politics with guns. Unlike conventional war, victory in counterinsurgency campaigns rarely comes through military action. Instead, although military action remains a key component of any campaign, counterinsurgencies tend to be resolved politically or diplomatically. This was well understood by the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) and the … Read More
Upcoming site features
Progress Update – 16 August 2017 Updates coming soon We’ll soon be updating the website with the addition of data about 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Canberra bomber (B-57) strikes. During the war the United States military collected data on every air sortie conducted in the campaign. The data includes the date, time, launch airfield, target location, ordnance used, … Read More
Farewell Jim Hughes, Commanding Officer 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC)
By Greg Dodds We buried Jim Hughes last month. Sunny Jim, a man welcome at any Diggers’ booze up and the scourge of any flaky officer. The Colonel who took 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) to Vietnam in 1971 and who came within inches of losing an entire company of 120 men to the dreaded 33 Regiment of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). … Read More
December 2016 Update
This is a significant update that provides new ways of finding and exploring units and adds new ways for visitors to commemorate the fallen.
1 RAR data, maps and more
The Battle Map has been updated with 1 RAR data, new maps and features.
DVA funding secured
We’re pleased to announce that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs has awarded us a grant under the Commonwealth Government’s Saluting Their Service Major Commemorative Grants Program, to continue development of the website.
Battle Map Upgraded and Plans for 2016
Users can now upload photos and videos to the Battle Map. Read about other improvements in this significant upgrade, as well as our plans for 2016.
Book Launch
Launch address by Bob Hall, 30 September 2015 for the new book ‘The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam’.
Coming Attractions
We have a lot of exciting features planned. Read about them in this article.
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