CONTENTS

Foreword

Maps

Preface

Introduction

Part I: The veterans

1 Great expectations

2 The 5 RAR tour group

Part II: A pilgrimage

3 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and surrounds

4 Inside the wire: Nui Dat

5 Outside the wire: Phuoc Tuy

6 Long Tan: The Cross

Part III: Making peace with the past

7 The gamut of emotions

8 Reflections

Epilogue

Appendix: Post traumatic stress disorder

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography