To Long Tan: the Australian Army and the Vietnam War 1950-1966

As the first volume of the Official History covering ground operations in Vietnam, McNeill’s work outlines the growth in Australian military participation fighting communist forces – from the first advisors in 1962, through the deployment of a single battalion in 1965, to an independent task group (1st Australian Task Force) in 1966. Written in an easily accessible style, the book moves easily from the strategic, through the operational, to the tactical level, and provides a detailed treatment of the Battle of Lang Tan and the path to Australian dominance in Phuoc Tuy province.