The tiger man of Vietnam
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First published: 2008
1 language
ISBN: 9780733636615
Description
In 1963, 28-year-old Australian Captain Barry Petersen was sent to Vietnam as part of the 30-man Australian Training Team, two years before the first official Australian troops arrived. Seconded to the CIA, he was sent to the remote Central Highlands to build an anti-communist guerrilla force among the indigenous Montagnard people.
Subjects
Australia
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Career in armed forces
Australia. Army. Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam
Participation, Montagnard (Vietnamese people)
Australian Participation
Officers
Biography
Australia. Army. Royal Australian Regiment. Battalion, 2nd. Company, C
Australia. Australian Army. Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam
