Men who persevered. Bruce Davies & Gary McKay. 2005.

The first Australians committed to serve in Vietnam were a group of military instructors known as thenAustralian Army Training Team Vietnam. Their initial role: to assist in the training of the ground forces of South Vietnam. But battalion battles and artillery duels, the relief of besieged camps, and mobile strike forces became part of the mosaic that saw this curiously named unit forge a distinct chapter in Australia’s military history.