Due to an extreme amount of unfortunate circumstances, The Vietnam War was deemed as the “unwinnable war”. Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War stemmed in August 1962, in support of South Vietnam and putting an end to the spread of communism. This started due to the separation between the French Indo-china and the following requests of realignment between the countries, yet the Vietnamese weren’t interested in the realignment. Australia’s engagement in the war mainly consisted of Army personnel, but significant amounts of Air force and Navy personnel were heavily involved also. There were many contributing factors that can consequently deem this war as unwinnable, and these include the horrible conditions soldiers had to face, as well as the wide media coverage and the protests and the harsh backlash they received.
As well as the physical and mental strain Australian soldiers faced whilst fighting in the Vietnam War, they were also presented with various extreme living and fighting conditions which granted Vietcong fighters with a higher advantage on the battle field. The first Australian …show more content…
An example of this is the battle of Long Tan. The battle was fought by 108 ANZAC soldiers against all odds and roughly 2,500 Vietnamese soldiers. The battle of Long Tan was one of the heaviest conflicts within the Vietnam War, and it is one of the few battles recorded in history of the world to be won against all odds. Located within the Long Tan rubber plantation, it took place on the night of the 16th of August until roughly 3:15 the following afternoon. This was an incredible display of Australia’s military likelihood to not compress under pressure as there was only a result of 18 Australians heroically killed and 21
As well as the physical and mental strain Australian soldiers faced whilst fighting in the Vietnam War, they were also presented with various extreme living and fighting conditions which granted Vietcong fighters with a higher advantage on the battle field. The first Australian …show more content…
An example of this is the battle of Long Tan. The battle was fought by 108 ANZAC soldiers against all odds and roughly 2,500 Vietnamese soldiers. The battle of Long Tan was one of the heaviest conflicts within the Vietnam War, and it is one of the few battles recorded in history of the world to be won against all odds. Located within the Long Tan rubber plantation, it took place on the night of the 16th of August until roughly 3:15 the following afternoon. This was an incredible display of Australia’s military likelihood to not compress under pressure as there was only a result of 18 Australians heroically killed and 21