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'Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan tells the story of the battle of Long Tan, one of the largest battles fought by the Australian Task Force during the Vietnam War. Although considerable attention has been paid to getting the details right in the mechanics of the battle, the movie depicts the battle devoid of its political or military context.' (Introduction)

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    y separately published work icon History Australia vol. 17 no. 1 2020 19037786 2020 periodical issue

    'Our first issue of 2020 kicks off with some powerfully pertinent items. The president’s report acknowledges the urgency of our discipline’s work while the country struggles to comprehend the scale of the fire disaster and to forge an adequate public response. As Prof. Damousi points out, historians are critical to both tasks, and this will be underscored especially at the next Australian Historical Association (AHA) annual conference at Deakin University, entitled ‘Urgent Histories’.' (Kate Fullagar , Michelle Arrow  & Leigh Boucher  : Editorial introduction)

         2020     pg. 195-196
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