Yes it did, you might be surprised to know that Australian forces were fighting in Vietnam 3 years before America even joined the war. Aussies were also the first to follow the Viet Kong into the tunnels.
Australias contribution was modest with thousands deployed at any one time. The most famous battle of the war involving Australia was the Battle of Long Tan where 30 Aussies fought off 2000+ Viet Kong.
It is a shame that the war was lost in the end.
No.
It was just part of it.
australians involvment in ww1
It didn't..
Time. The passage of time has helped America heal from the Vietnam War, which ended for the USA in 1975.
Australia deployed a regiment of their Centurion tanks to Vietnam.
the Vietnam War.
No.
The Vietnam War was the first war to be televised to the public. So America saw everything that was going on in Vietnam and wanted to pull out of the war.
The North Vietnam Army (NVA) and the United States.(with help from Australia and minimal help from South Vietnam)
See if the: "American War Library"; and "Statistics of the Vietnam War" can be of help.
It was just part of it.
australians involvment in ww1
No one
It didn't..
Somewhat democratic South Vietnam was a member of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), so by treaty, we were obligated to help defend South Vietnam. We entered the Vietnam War to help South Vietnam stop Communist North Vietnam from their attempts to unify the whole country.
One regiment of Centurion medium tanks, Infantry, Artillery, and some aviation assets.