Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments 1
Introduction: New Perceptions of the Vietnam War Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen 3
Part I War and Politics
"A Short Road to Hell": Thieu, South Vietnam and the Paris Peace Accords George J. Veith 21
An Intellectual Through Revolution, War and Exile: The Political Commitment of Nguyen Ngoc Huy (1924-1990) François Guillemot 41
Fifty Years On: Half-Century Reflections on the Australian Commitment to the Vietnam War Peter Edwards 72
Part II Memorials and Commemoration
Side-by-Side Memorials: Commemorating the Vietnam War in Australia Christopher R. Linke 85
Vietnam: The Long Journey Home Elizabeth Stewart 108
Part III War and Women's Writing
War Through Women's Eyes: Nam Phuong's Red on Gold and Yung Krall's A Thousand Tears Falling Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen 129
The Postwar Body: The Literary Double in the Exile Literature of Linda Lê Alexandra Kurmann Tess Do 151
Part IV Identities and Legacies
The Vietnam War: A Personal Journey Robert S. McKelvey 169
Recognition of War Service: Vietnamese Veterans and Australian Government Policy Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen 184
Indigenous Soldiers: Native American and Aboriginal Australian Service in Vietnam Noah Riseman 203
An Independent Command? Australia's Ground Forces in the Vietnam War and Contemporary Memories Bruce Davies 229
About the Contributors 249
Index 253