The Tiger Man of Vietnam
by Frank Walker
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0733626556
- ISBN 13
- 9780733626555
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hachette, Australia, 2010. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 358 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hachette, Australia, 2010. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Vietnamese hill tribes made him a demi-god. The CIA wanted to kill him. This is the remarkable true story of Australian war hero Barry Petersen. In 1963, the 28-year-old Barry was sent to Vietnam as part of the 30-man Australian Training Team, two years before the first official Australian troops arrived. Seconded to the CIA, he was sent to the remote Central Highlands to build an anti-communist guerrilla force among the indigenous Montagnard people. He was sent off with bag loads of cash and a vague instruction to 'get to know the natives'. Petersen took over the running of the paramilitary force that had been started by the local police chief and started to earn the Montagnards' respect. He lived, drank and ate with the Montagnards, learned their language and respected their skills. The Vietcong dubbed Petersen's force 'Tiger Men'. When Petersen he heard this, he had special badges made for their berets and supplied tiger print uniforms. The Montagnards loved Petersen and flocked to join his force but the CIA were worried. They thought he was out of control and too close to the Montagnard people... *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Military & Warfare. ISBN/EAN: 9780733626555. Inventory No: 20050028.. 9780733626555
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20050028
- Title
- The Tiger Man of Vietnam
- Author
- Frank Walker
- Format/Binding
- Medium Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0733626556
- ISBN 13
- 9780733626555
- Publisher
- Hachette
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Biography & Autobiography; The Tiger Man of Vietnam
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; Military & Warfare;
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....