Perfect Terrain for Guerrilla Warfare

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Title: Perfect Terrain for Guerrilla Warfare
Personal Creator(s): Unknown
Created Date: 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975;
Subject: soldiers
weapons
searches
explosives
Description: 'Perfect terrain for guerrilla warfare'. Lance Corporal Robert Slater of Holsworthy, NSW searches vehicle loads for weapons or explosives at a road block check opposite the base area of 5RAR. By 1966, when Australian troops moved into Phuoc Tuy Province, the area was controlled by the Viet Cong. The Australians' role involved setting up check points, clearing villages and controlling the transport of food, weapons and medical support to Viet Cong forces as well as their involvement in patrols and combat operations. Share
Publisher: Images hosted by: Salt Lake Community College
Type of Resource: still image
Digital Origins: reformatted digital
Language: eng
Rights Management: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Source: Original version: Collection with various creators donated by Bernie Weisz; Archival digital version: SLCC Digital Archives. CREATIVE COMMONS Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License.
Conversion Specifications: JPG Files downloaded from Facebook Profile with permission of the Profile Owner, then processed using Photoshop to generate archival TIFFs.
Local Identifier: 16-4479