US seeks bases in Australia

"L'acrobat" wrote in message
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SAS: Phantoms of War, says otherwise. Why do you insist on being
my patsy?


"The Aussies taught us a lot about small unit ops" Brig General Ellis
'Butch' Williamson to David Horner 29 Apr 1986







When we (the Paras) found something we shot at it. We did not wait and
establish the patterns, look for opportunities after out thinking the VC
commander. We were just not patient enough - too much too do in too little
time. We did not use reconnaissance enough. Our ambushes were for security
not to kill. Australians were quiet hunters - patient, thorough, trying to
out-think the VC. I would not have liked to operate at night and know there
was a chance of ending up in an Aussie ambush.



Lt Col George Dexter CO of 2/503rd Bn to David Horner 10 May 1986


Phantoms of War isn't the only book Dave wrote...