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UNINA9910714336403321 |
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Ross Andrew |
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Mine warfare : 1st Australian task force's struggle for South Vietnam / / Andrew Ross |
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Newport, New South Wales : , : Big Sky Publishing Pty, Limited, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (158 pages) |
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Collana |
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U.S. Navy NWP ; ; 3-15 |
U.S. Marine Corps MCWP ; ; 3-3.1.2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mines (Military explosives) - Detection |
Military readiness |
Handbooks and manuals. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"August 1996." |
"PCN 143 000008 00." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Glossary of terms -- Series introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Zen and the art of mine warfare: enemy mine warfare tactics in Phuoc Tuy -- Chapter 2: The pattern of casualties from mine warfare in Phuoc Tuy -- Chapter 3: Why the enemy mine campaign collapsed -- Chapter 4: Enemy use of command-detonated mines -- Chapter 5: Containing the armour of 1ATF: anti-tank mines -- Chapter 6: A 1ATF exercise in self-destruction: enemy use of M16 mines -- Chapter 7: More anti-personnel mines: Viet Cong improvisation and tactics -- Chapter 8: Taming the battlefield: 1ATF mine countermeasures -- Chapter 9: 1ATF mine warfare against the VC/PAVN -- Chapter 10: Turning the sea toxic: civilian mine casualties in Phuoc Tuy -- Chapter 11: Conclusions -- Appendix A: The computer databases and methodology of this study -- Appendix B: Mine countermeasures adopted by 1ATF -- Appendix C: Mine warfare and 1RAR May 1965 to June 1966 -- Bibliography -- Endnotes -- Index. |
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