Description
Title: Second to None: 2 RAR as the ANZAC Battalion in Vietnam, 1970 – 71
Author: Church, J M
Condition: Near Mint – From the library of Brigadier Ian Gilmore OBE OAM and has his embossed label on the half title page. Also has inscription to the Brigadier by the author on the same page.
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0642229155
Cover: Soft Cover with no Dust Jacket – 229 pages
Comments: The history of the Second Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) in Vietnam 1970 to 1971.
In May, 1970, 2RAR relieved 6RAR at Nui Dat. The battalion comprised three rifle companies and support companies, and was joined in Vietnam by W Company and V Company from RNZIR. On 15 May the battalion resumed the ANZAC title and became 2RAR/NZ (ANZAC).
2RAR joined 1ATF in pacification operations in Phuoc Tuy. 1ATF had adopted the “Pacification Program” as its first priority in April, 1969. Pacification involved seeking out and destroying the enemy in its base areas, preventing enemy access to the civilian population and helping to create a secure climate for South Vietnamese social, political and military life to develop. This work was demanding, dangerous and monotonous for the troops. It was the primary task carried out by the battalion during its second tour.
The battalion was relieved by 4RAR in May 1971.
Includes Nominal Roll
