Volume One is mainly about the second Indochina war (Vietnam War) and is set during the period from 1770 to 1975. It includes political intrigues in Paris, London, Washington and Canberra. It is told in story form and uses 470 pages to tell the story of Australians involved in Vietnam and how most Aussie combat soldiers did not want to be doing the job they were sent to complete. however, Aussie soldiers did their duties to the best of their abilities. Volume One ends with Richard Nixon's War and the debacle of the Americans quickly leaving after suffering unacceptable numbers of war deaths. (Over 52,000 KIA).
Volume Two Has been completed and is available from starts with a recap of Ricard Nixon's War followed by the Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea after which the Pol Pot Regime fled into the jungle. That is followed by the stories of the Vietnamese "Boat People" and their trials and problems of coming to Australia and becoming Aussie citizens and successful business people after many hard times. In both the case of Volume Two, the eBook edition of Volume Two shall be released on the 7th of October 2022.
Kind regards - Michael G Kramer OMIEAust.