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Our Guys Were Very Good. We Were A Very Capable Battery, In Fact We Were An Arrogant Bunch. We Were Good, Mark Jamieson
Our Guys Were Very Good. We Were A Very Capable Battery, In Fact We Were An Arrogant Bunch. We Were Good, Mark Jamieson
Mark Jamieson
This thesis provides an account of the role played by seven veterans who fought in the Battle for Fire Support Patrol Base (FSPB) Coral, 12 May to 6 June 1968, in South Vietnam. The veterans interviewed are from 102 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery and the First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) Mortar Platoon. The veterans’ memories challenge the account given in On the Offensive: The Australian Army in the Vietnam War 1967-1968, the Official History series devoted to the Vietnam War. They believe the Official History is incorrect when it comes to four main matters: the intelligence provided to …