Strevens, Steve, <br/><br/>
The jungle dark / 
 Jungle dark :  he was only nineteen when he went to war 
Steve Strevens. 
 - Sydney :  Pan Macmillan Australia,  2015. 
 - xxii, 295 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> "He was only nineteen when he went to war"--Cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (page 287) and index. 
<br/><br/> On 21 July 1969, 3 Platoon, A Company, 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment forced their way through the damp Vietnamese jungle on a patrol as part of Operation Mundingburra. With the insects biting and the humidity sapping their strength, the platoon established a safe harbour and listened as the news came across the radio: Neil Armstrong had become the first man on the moon. Moments later, their skipper, Platoon Commander Lieutenant Peter Hines, stepped on a mine and exploded in a maelstrom of dirt, smoke and blood. Memories of that fateful day stayed with the members of 3 Platoon for more than a decade before singer-songwriter John Schumann transformed the story into a ballad that would capture the spirit of a generation and become the anthem for the veterans of the Vietnam war. This is the true story of Frank 'Frankie' Hunt and the other soldiers of 3 Platoon who were the inspiration for Redgum's 1983 hit song I Was Only Nineteen. Using first-hand accounts, The Jungle Dark is both a fascinating Australian yarn and enthralling military history. Vividly told, informative and poignant, it also traverses the deep unhealed wounds left in the minds and hearts of Vietnam soldiers long after they had left the battlefield. 
<br/><br/> Adult. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781742612270 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>21650  00697243 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014481822 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Hunt, Frank.<br/>Hunt, Frank.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Australia. Army.  Royal Australian Regiment.  Battalion, 6th. <br/>Australia. Army.  Royal Australian Regiment.  Battalion, 6th. <br/>Australia. Australian Army.  Royal Australian Regiment.  Battalion, 6th. <br/>Australia. Australian Army.  Royal Australian Regiment.  Battalion, 6th. <br/>Australia. Army.  Royal Australian Regiment.  Battalion, 6th. <br/>Australia. Australian Army.  Royal Australian Regiment.  Battalion, 6th. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>Vietnam War (1961-1975)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1961-1975 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>War songs--Australia.<br/>Soldiers--Australia--Biography.<br/>Soldiers.<br/>War songs.<br/>War songs--Australia.<br/>Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, Australian.<br/>Soldiers--Australia--Songs and music.<br/>Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Regimental histories--Australia.<br/>Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Participation, Australian.<br/>Military participation--Australian.<br/>Regimental histories.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Australia--Armed Forces--History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975.<br/>Australia.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Australian 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.<br/>Personal narratives--Australian.<br/>Songs and music.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS558.6.A8  / S85 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>959.7043394