Bibliograph

The jungle dark, Steve Strevens

Type

Label

The jungle dark, Steve Strevens

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The jungle dark

Responsibility statement

Steve Strevens

Summary

The powerful true story behind the classic Aussie song I Was Only Nineteen. On 21 July 1969, the soldiers of 3 Platoon crouched in the scrubby Vietnamese landscape listening to the news on the radio: Neil Armstrong had just stepped onto the moon.Moments later, Platoon Commander Lieutenant Peter Hines stepped on a mine and the platoon was engulfed in a maelstrom of dirt, smoke and blood. This is the true story of Frank 'Frankie' Hunt and the other soldiers of 3 Platoon, A Company, 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment who became the inspiration for Redgum's 1983 hit song I Was Only Nineteen - the anthem for the veterans of the Vietnam War.The Jungle Dark traverses the deep unhealed wounds of Vietnam soldiers and the song that finally brought them home

Target audience

adult

Classification