AUSTRALIAN MILITARY –

The story of the Australian army’s little-known use of combat tracker dogs during the Vietnam War. A war veteran tells his story with immediacy, blending the terror of hunting and encountering the elusive Viet Cong with the tender relationship between a naive young Australian soldier and his dog. The book covers a surreal world of seething jungles, random minefields, and lethal friendly fire. Amid the mayhem, the author finds vital refuge in the innocence of his larrikin labrador-kelpie cross.

Provides a snapshot of how life was for the infantry soldier in the Vietnam War and also shows how the tracking dogs and tracking teams, served in Vietnam.

• xii, 212 p. ; ill. map, ports. ; 21 cm. #050425
• Haran, Peter, 1948-
• Soldiers — Australia — Biography
• Dogs — War use
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Australia
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Personal narratives, Australian