We Band of Brothers

We Band of Brothers

 

The very readable story of an Australian lad who, at the age of eighteen in 1951, was called up for National Service and then went on to join the regular Army.

 

His tale is told with humour and insight and starts with growing up in Sydney during the Great Depression and World War II. He tells of his time in school cadets, his early civilian work experiences in the automotive industry, National Service, Officer Training, action against terrorists in Malaya with the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, three years with The Pacific Islands Regiment in Papua New Guinea and his first tour of duty in Vietnam with the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.

 

He also tells of the joys and difficulties of life for the soldiers and their families as the Armed Forces strived to fulfil their commitments during a dramatic time in Australia’s recent history. 

 

We Band of Brothers is a fascinating record of life in the post-war Army and will interest not only those who were involved, but also those with no service background at all. This story is a very good read for a rainy day.

 

We Band of Brothers is a grand, A4 size, hard cover, high quality, glossy, coffee-table book of 375,000 words, with five hundred and fifty photographs, including three colour sections covering Malaya, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam.