Major General Douglas Vincent as Commander Australian Force Vietnam, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Duke Accession Number: S03545

Description

Vincent speaks of the conduct of the war in South Vietnam; terrain and weather conditions in Phuoc Tuy Province; 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) operations in that province; Viet Cong intimidation of the population; 1 ATF Operation Paddington near Xuyen Moc, 6-16 July 1967; the nature of the joint United States/Australian operations against the Viet Cong; Phuoc Tuy Province as an area of ‘national priority’.

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Details

Accession Number
S03545
Interviewee
Major General Douglas Vincent CB OBE (Rtd)
Maker
Major General Douglas Vincent CB OBE (Rtd)
Interviewer/Recordist
Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Frederick Duke
Classification
Sound
Object Type
Oral history
Physical Description
Brand: KODAK
Carrier: 1/4 inch sound tape reel
Size: 7 inch
Speed: 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s
Track: mono
Measurement
6 min 23 sec
Date Made
July 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Intellectual record
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia copyright

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