Australia was involved in the Vietnam War from July/August 1962 (when the first 30 military Advisors arrived) until November 1971 (when the last battalion was sent home). The War lasted for a period of approximately 9 years and 6 months.
The UK was not involved in the Vietnam war - it was the USA!
New Zealander artillerymen were the only volunteers in South Vietnam. Along with Americans, Australians were drafted too. It's the military draft that caused the protests...other nobody really cared...as long as THEY weren't involved. The draft makes them involved!
No The original fighting in Vietnam was betweenFrance and the Vietnamese. then the Americans got involved and the Australians and New Zea landers went with them in an attempt to set up a corrupt government influenced by the USA.
500 dead ; 3,129 wounded .
6,000 Australians in country at once, was their average.
About 1962.
I was not involved in the Vietnam war. That was between the American (and Australians and south Vietnamese) and the Vietcong.
How many Australians were involved?In Australia it was estimated that 993 000 men and women were involved in WWII
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In order of major impact; the Vietnamese people, the US, Australians, and the world involved with the cold war in general.
1972.
They protested the draft.
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521 dead; 3,000 wounded .
The United States did get involved in the Vietnam war because of communism in Vietnam.
becacause they were....