'The Light that Failed' - Australia and the Vietnam War
Glen Barclay considers how far Australian intervention in Vietnam marked a watershed in the country's willingness to send its troops abroad to fight for distant but powerful allies.
Glen Barclay considers how far Australian intervention in Vietnam marked a watershed in the country's willingness to send its troops abroad to fight for distant but powerful allies.
Lost illusions and gung-ho patriotism have both featured prominently in Hollywood’s reaction to the Vietnam War, but not to date some of the more unpleasant aspects of the conflict.
Ann Hills examines the reconstruction of Singapore's 19th-century buildings to accommodate tourism.
For the past 600 years the island of Java has been the scene for the encounter of the two major cultural and religious traditions of the world.
Ralph Smith assesses the material available on the conflict in South-East Asia.
Vietnam's expansionism in Indochina during the 1970s had its roots in its pre-colonial past, argues Milton Osborne.