VIETNAM 1962 - 1973
Australia's military involvement in the Vietnam War was the longest in duration of any war in Australia's history. That involvement lasted over eleven years, between August 1962 and June 1973. The Australian commitment consisted predominantly of Army personnel, but significant numbers of Air Force and Navy personnel and some civilians also took part.

The Department of Veterans' Affairs developed a resource kit Australia and the Vietnam War for primary and secondary students which will enable students to gain a wider understanding of Australia's efforts during the Vietnam War.

• Battle Fronts
  K-10 Syllabus Vietnam War unit for Early Adolescence
  [Only available for DET teachers via the Portal Login]
• Australian Screen
  Clips from films and documentaries concerned with the Vietnam War and social history of the time with teachers' notes
• Impressions: Australians in Vietnam
  Overview of Australian military involvement in the Vietnam War 1962 - 1973
• Vietnam Veterans Association
• The Vietnam War - what were we fighting for?
• Battle of Long Tan Commemoration
  18th August is the anniversary of the battle and is now known as Vietnam Veterans’ Day.
• Australia and the Vietnam War [PDF]
• 40th Anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral, Vietnam

• The Vietnam War - what were we fighting for?
  National Centre for history Education
• Vietnam - The soldier's experience
  Activity workbook
• Vietnam: war and the environment
  An examination of the environmental damage caused by the war

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• ANZAC DAY - Schools Information
• ANZAC DAY and Gallipoli

• The Battle for Vietnam
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• Vietnam War
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• Time, Continuity and Change
• Active Citizenship

• Contextual Understandings
• Listening
• Reading
• Viewing

• Middle Childhood
• Early Adolescence
• Late Adolescence