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Contents: Home away from home : inside and outside the wire -- Ground operations : artillery and infantry in the field -- Sky service : pilots and troopers -- Into battle : fear under fire -- Medical intervention : service and civilian medics -- Sisters at war : women in Vietnam -- Health, hygiene and light relief : keeping well, staying sane -- Race and relations : Kiwis, cultures and getting along -- Capturing the war : an artists-eye view -- While he's away : managing alone -- Homecoming : Vietnam's legacy

Summary: Explores New Zealand involvement in the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of New Zealand participants. Includes accounts from military personnel such as gunners, infantrymen, pilots and troopers, as well as non-combatant personnel such as engineers, medics, aid workers, nurses, journalists and entertainers. The personal accounts are taken from a collection of 150 oral history interviews conducted under the auspices of the History Group of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage