Table of Contents

Foreword

Illustrations

Glossary of terms and abbreviations

Preface

1 Introduction

2 Training for War

3 Here Comes the Cavalry

4 Koalas No More

5 Ambushing: Waiting, Waiting

6 Escorting: Road Runners

7 Defensive Tasks: Walls of Steel

8 Troop Carrying: Mount Up

9 Rumble in the Jungle

10 The Battle of Binh Ba

11 Mines: the Hidden Menace

12 Casualties

13 Cool Down, Switch Off

14 Not Only, But Also

15 The Enemy

16 The Aftermath

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Gary McKay served as a rifle platoon commander in Viet Nam and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. His time in Viet Nam was the basis of his first book, the bestselling In Good Company: One Man's War in Vietnam. Graeme Nicholas was an Australian army tank officer.

Reviews

Experience has led me to think that I would approve of this book, and this has proved to be the case deserves to be read and appreciated widely.' Hugh Collis Stand To