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The story of how australian soldiers fought the largest and most sustained battles of australias war in vietnam 50 years ago. The battle was certainly more damaging for the north vietnamese and viet cong, who lost upwards of 250 men killed. The battle of coral vietnam fire support bases coral and balmoral, may 1968 lex mcauley on. Watch live as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battles of fire support bases coral and balmoral australias longest and most costly battles of the vietnam war. The battle of coralbalmoral 12 may 6 june 1968 was a series of actions fought during the. This book gives the overall history of australian involvement in the battle. Lex mcaulays brilliant account of reconstruction is one of the most important books on the australian soldiers involvement in the vietnam war. This is the story of my experiences at the battle of fire support bases coral and. This battle was a major australian military operation during the vietnam war, 1st australian task force. Vietnam fire support bases coral and balmoral, may 1968.

My life story vietnam 196768 the battle of coral and balmoral. One of the first 105mm gun and pallet of ammo coming into fspb coral most likely 161 battery rnza who were located near 3rar. The battle of coral vietnam fire support bases coral and. The fire support bases at coral and balmoral, stood between north vietnamese forces and saigon ho chi minh city and bien hoa. It was a combined operation deploying 70,000 us, vietnamese, australian, new zealand and thai troops with the initial aim of destroying enemy forces in the iii corps area. The battle of coral, vietnam fire support bases coral and. Conflict and war veterans remember battle of coral balmoral. The fire support bases at coral and balmoral, stood between north. Mcaulays book remains the only fulllength study of the battle and effectively captures the. It has been 50 years since australias largest, most sustained and arguably most hazardous battle of the vietnam war, but many people have still never heard of coral balmoral. Vietnam fire support bases coral and balmoral, may 1968 from the collection of 4th19th prince of waless light horse regiment unit. For twentysix days during may and june 1968 the 1st australian task force fought a series of actions around fire support bases coral and balmoral, northeastof saigon. The battle of coral vietnam fire support bases coral and balmoral, may 1968 paperback 1989 by lex mcauley author.

The battle of coralbalmoral 50 years on the weekly. Veterans remember battle of coralbalmoral perthnow. My memory concurs with the description in lex mcauleys book of the. Vietnam fire support bases coral and balmoral, may 1968 kindle edition by lex mcaulay author. The battles of coral and balmoral are some of the largest and most sustained battles faced by australian forces during the vietnam war.

Over three weeks in 1968 the 1st and 3rd battalions of the royal australian regiment 3rar fought in desperate hand to hand. The battle of coral vietnam fire support bases coral and balmoral may, 1968 1st edition. This book is about the courage and the honor of australian soldiers in combat with vcnva battalions at fire support bases coral and balmoral in may of 1968. The battles of fire support bases coral and balmoral. The battle of coral balmoral 12 may 6 june 1968 was a series of actions fought during the vietnam war between the 1st australian task force 1 atf and the north vietnamese 7th division and viet cong main force units, 40 kilometres 25 mi northeast of saigon. The battle of fire support base coral the battle of fire. For twenty six days in may and june 1968,units of the 1st australian task force fought a series of actions around fire support bases coral and balmoral,northeast of saigon. The battle of coral balmoral was a series of fierce attacks fought in vietnam 50 years ago this may. Operation toan thang complete victory was launched on 8 april 1968. Fire support bases coral and balmoral, vietnam during the minitet offensive mounted by viet cong and north vietnamese forces in may 1968, the 1st. This book makes the first real assessment of what the vietnam war meant, on the. A detailed and masterly account of the biggest unit level battle involving australian soldiers during the vietnam war.