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On Friday 8th March 1968, 20 year old Gary McKay lost the lottery - he was conscripted. From a comfortable and carefree life of surfing and rugby football, he was drafted into the deadly serious preparation for war in the jungles of South Vietnam. "In Good Company" is his story. It begins with induction and selection for the officer academy for national servicemen at Scheyville, a six-month "pressure cooker" course which produced second lieutenants ready to lead troops into action against the Viet Cong. It ends three and a half years later with a burst of NVA machine-gun fire during a battle among enemy-held bunkers in the hills of Nui Lae. This book is a grass-roots account of the blood, sweat and tears shared by a rifle platoon in jungle warfare, a story of the fears and the camaraderie which soldiers experience in combat. Gary McKay fashioned this account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. The detail is provided from the 80 letters he wrote to his wife while he served. He wrote his story for the reader who wants to know what the soldier on the ground went through - in the jungle and in battle.
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Gary McKay served as a rifle platoon commander in Viet Nam and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. His time in Viet Nam was the basis of his bestselling 'In Good Company: One Man's War in Vietnam' His second book, 'Vietnam Fragments' recently re-released as 'Bullets, Beans and Bandages' is an invaluable oral history of Australia's war in Viet Nam. 'Delta Four' another bestseller, exposes the inner workings of a rifle company, giving the soldier's viewpoint of those aspects of war-fighting not found in the training pamphlets. His latest book, 'All Guts + No Glory' was written with Bob Buick and recounts Buick's experiences as a platoon sergeant in Viet Nam and in Australia's most famous battle at Long Tan. After almost 30 years military service, Gary retired from the army. He lives in Jervis Bay, NSW and currently works as a freelance historian and non-fiction writer.
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- PublisherAllen & Unwin
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0043550282
- ISBN 13 9780043550281
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages222
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Impression. x+197pp., Pictorial b/w photographic covers with light crease to spine and edge & corner wear with hint of wear to gilt on front panel, presentation inscription inside front panel "Presented to Sgt. S.S. Gray Best student cadet under officers course- Charmwood 1991", preface by author, foreword by Major General J. C. Hughes, gloss. of terms, b/w plts. & illust. & text, b/w photographs, maps, diags, index. Gary McKay fashioned this account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. In Good Company is his story told in his words. Size: Octavo. Book. Seller Inventory # 003057
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good +. This account of life in a rifle platoon in the Vietnam War describes the fears and the camaraderie which soldiers experience in combat. McKay fashioned his account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. The detail is provided from the 80 letters he wrote to his wife while he served. x, 197 p. [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.#100116/0621/250224 This account of life in a rifle platoon in the Vietnam War describes the fears and the camaraderie which soldiers experience in combat. McKay fashioned his account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. The detail is provided from the 80 letters he wrote to his wife while he served. McKay, Gary Australia. Army -- Officers -- Biography Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Australian Draft -- Australia Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Seller Inventory # 42210
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