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Work InformationTrackers: The Untold Story of the Australian Dogs of War by Peter Haran
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. One of the most interesting books I have read on the history of Australians in war. Peter Haran writes an engaging account of both training dogs to work in the jungles and the work done by these war dogs and their handlers in Vietnam to keep Allied soldiers safe. ( ) This is an extraordinary book, highlighting the work of the tracker dogs in the Australian Army during the Vietnam war, from the perspective of one of the handlers, author Peter Haran. The courage and loyalty of the dogs stands in sharp contrast to the short-sightedness of the military, and its refusal to bring the dogs home as Australia pulled out of the conflict. no reviews | add a review
Trackers is a gritty and moving story that reveals the Australian Army?s little known use of combat tracker dogs during the Vietnam War. A war veteran tells his story with vivid and compelling immediacy, blending the terror of hunting and encountering the elusive Vietcong with the tender relationship between a naive young Australian soldier and his larrikin labrador-kelpie cross, Caesar. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)959.70434History and Geography Asia Southeast Asia Vietnam 1949- 1961–1975 Vietnamese War Military operations and unitsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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