9780733324888 - payne vc: the story of australia's most decorated soldier from the vietnam war von colman, mike (2 Ergebnisse)

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine condition. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 244 pages. In Mary 1969, in Vietnam, WO2 Keith Payne was leading a company of indigenous Montagnard soldiers near Ben Het. His company was overrun by a superior force of North Vietnam regular soldiers. When the skirmish was over many of Payne's company were left behind wounded, disoriented and at the mercy of the enemy. Despite being badly wounded, Payne returned to the battlefield four times to rescue forty stragglers. For this act of extreme bravery he was awarded the Victoria Cross. But when he returned to civilian life he struggled for ten years in a haze of alcohol and prescription drugs, a nightmare for him, his wife and five sons. This is not only the story of a brave and resilient Australian soldier, but also a reflection on the high cost and futility of war.…

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