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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Ure Smith , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Blown Glass and Picture Tubei"Come on, let tell of it in here, under the yellow", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 13-15)
Questions for Kaspari"Why are the soldiers off to war?", Dorothy Auchterlonie , single work poetry (p. 15-17)
Letters to Live Poets: XVi"Who could be strong and refrain from murder?", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 17-20)
Helmet Shelli"Something martial, some bestiality of Rome,", John Blight , single work poetry war literature (p. 20-21)
The Orphans at Xuyen Phu : Killed Aug. 1970i"It was a whole way of death", B. A. Breen , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
TV and Circusesi"They, at least, felt the same indifferent sun", R. F. Brissenden , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
My Laii"I was milking the cow when a row of tall bamboo", David Campbell , single work poetry war literature (p. 23-24)
To a Poet Who Declined to Appeari"Remember the news of those wartime mornings", Shirley Cass , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
To Greet the Suni"Voices are rising from the valley", C. B. Christesen , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Epic Strugglei"ho hum", Laurence Collinson , single work poetry (p. 26)
O Captain! My Captain...?i"We live a queer dead spectacle of peace.", J. M. Couper , single work poetry (p. 27)
Watching Sir Henry Bolte the Victorian Premier Appearing on Television after the Premiers' Conference (for Bruce Clunies Ross)i"A lubricated face -- like a sly farmer's -- moon-luminous, blue-grey,", Alexander Craig , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Return of Private Greeni"I was away killing for two years", Dennis Davison , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
[Untitled] (from The Most Savage Animal), Hugh Atkinson , single work novel extract (p. 31-41)
Misuse and Murder, Martin Boyd , single work (p. 42-51)
A Friend of Today Is an Enemy of Tomorrow, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 52-55)
From : Bring Larks and Heroes, Thomas Keneally , extract novel (p. 56-61)
How I Met General Pau, Alan Marshall , single work short story autobiography (p. 62-68)
[Untitled] (from The Age of Death), William Marshall , extract (p. 69-73)
Homecomingi"All day, day after day, they're bringing them home,", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry war literature (p. 74-75)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Includes brief biographical notes on contributors.

Works about this Work

Koka-Kola Kulture : Reflections Upon Things American Down Under Don Graham , 1993 single work criticism essay
— Appears in: Southwest Review , Spring vol. 78 no. 2 1993; (p. 231-)
Here Graham considers the Australian response to U. S. culture, and the influence of U. S. literary culture on Australian literature and writers.
The Australian Literature of the Viet Nam War Peter Pierce , 1980 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 39 no. 3 1980; (p. 290-303)
For Those Not Yet Dead Elizabeth Perkins , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 1 no. 3 1972; (p. 36-38)

— Review of We Took Their Orders and Are Dead : An Anti-War Anthology 1971 anthology poetry short story extract biography
[Review] We Took Their Orders And Are Dead F. Frost , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Outlook , vol. 26 no. 2 1972; (p. 242-243)

— Review of We Took Their Orders and Are Dead : An Anti-War Anthology 1971 anthology poetry short story extract biography
Questions of Use and Abuse Graeme Curtis , Vivienne Lambart , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: Makar , September vol. 8 no. 2 1972; (p. 45-47)

— Review of We Took Their Orders and Are Dead : An Anti-War Anthology 1971 anthology poetry short story extract biography
[Review] We Took Their Orders And Are Dead Les Carlyon , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 December 1971; (p. 12)

— Review of We Took Their Orders and Are Dead : An Anti-War Anthology 1971 anthology poetry short story extract biography
[Review] We Took Their Orders And Are Dead Carl Harrison-Ford , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Australian , 28 November 1971; (p. 29)

— Review of We Took Their Orders and Are Dead : An Anti-War Anthology 1971 anthology poetry short story extract biography
Questions of Use and Abuse Graeme Curtis , Vivienne Lambart , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: Makar , September vol. 8 no. 2 1972; (p. 45-47)

— Review of We Took Their Orders and Are Dead : An Anti-War Anthology 1971 anthology poetry short story extract biography
[Review] We Took Their Orders And Are Dead F. Frost , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Outlook , vol. 26 no. 2 1972; (p. 242-243)

— Review of We Took Their Orders and Are Dead : An Anti-War Anthology 1971 anthology poetry short story extract biography
For Those Not Yet Dead Elizabeth Perkins , 1972 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 1 no. 3 1972; (p. 36-38)

— Review of We Took Their Orders and Are Dead : An Anti-War Anthology 1971 anthology poetry short story extract biography
Koka-Kola Kulture : Reflections Upon Things American Down Under Don Graham , 1993 single work criticism essay
— Appears in: Southwest Review , Spring vol. 78 no. 2 1993; (p. 231-)
Here Graham considers the Australian response to U. S. culture, and the influence of U. S. literary culture on Australian literature and writers.
The Australian Literature of the Viet Nam War Peter Pierce , 1980 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 39 no. 3 1980; (p. 290-303)
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