The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam (Australian Army Hist

The Search for Tactical Success in VietnamAn Analysis of Australian Task Force Combat Operations\nAuthor(s): Andrew Ross, Robert Hall, Amy Griffin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107098442, 978-1107098442\nSynopsis\nFrom 1966 to 1971 the First Australian Task Force was part of the counterinsurgency campaign in South Vietnam. Though considered a small component of the Free World effort in the war, these troops from Australia and New Zealand were in fact the best trained and prepared for counterinsurgency warfare. However, until now, their achievements have been largely overlooked by military historians. The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam sheds new light on this campaign by examining the thousands of small-scale battles that the First Australian Task Force was engaged in. The book draws on statistical, spatial and temporal analysis, as well as primary data, to present a unique study of t.