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In 1963 Barry Peterson left Australia for Vietnam to train local tribes to defend their villages against the Vietcong. This is the story of those Truong Son, or "Tiger Men, " who became the most respected and feared native forces in South Vietnam. But it is also the sad story of the defeat and destruction of the Montagnard culture and way of life, as Vietnamese and American leadership ultimately turned its back on its loyal supporters.Petersen, Barry is the author of 'Tiger Men A Young Australian Among the Rhade Montagnard of Vietnam', published 2007 under ISBN 9789748299136 and ISBN 9748299139.
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