Title:
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A VIETNAM VET'S REMARKABLE LIFE
THE TRUE MEANING OF MATESHIP |
By: |
John Thompson |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£9.95 |
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ISBN 10: |
1922036145 |
ISBN 13: |
9781922036148 |
Publisher: |
BROLGA PUBLISHING PTY LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 June, 2012 |
Pages: |
260 |
Description: |
The memoir of an Australian soldier wounded in Vietnam and subsequent survival. This is the true story of what it meant to be a soldier and a man in Australia in the 1960s. |
Synopsis: |
It's 1967 and Jethro is a 20-year-old Aussie lad who is about to take up his new posting in Vietnam. Five months later Jethro is on his way home in a medic chopper with a third of his body blown away: one leg is amputated, his right hand and half of his left hand - gone. And so begins Jethro's journey back to a whole life. This is the story of a wounded soldier and what happens to survivors.And through all his darkest days, Jethro's mates display the true Aussie spirit that has been mythologised since the days of the original Anzacs. Mates who stand by each other no matter what.This is the true story of what it means to be a solider and a man in Australia. |
Illustrations: |
8pp colour and b&w photos |
Publication: |
Australia |
Imprint: |
Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |