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'The Vietnamese hilltribes made him a demi-god. The CIA wanted to kill him. This is the remarkable true story of Australian war hero Barry Petersen. In 1963, 28-year-old Australian Captain Barry Petersen was sent to Vietnam as part of the 30-man Australian Training Team, two years before the first official Australian troops arrived.
Seconded to the CIA, he was sent to the remote Central Highlands to build an anti-communist guerrilla force among the indigenous Montagnard people. He was sent off with bagloads of cash and a vague instruction to 'get to know the natives'. Petersen took over the running of the paramilitary force that had been started by the local police chief and started to earn the Montagnards respect. He lived drank and ate with the Montagnards, learned their language and respected their skills. The Vietcong dubbed Petersen's force "Tiger Men". When Petersen he heard this, he had special badges made for their berets and supplied tiger print uniforms. The Montagnards loved Petersen and flocked to join his force but the CIA were worried. They thought he was out of control and too close to the Montagnard people...' Source: www.hha.com.au/ (Sighted 06/10/2009).
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Cracking Tale of Lawrence of the Highlands
2009
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 December 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of The Tiger Man of Vietnam 2009 single work biography -
Soldier's Mysteries Still Unresolved
2009
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 December 2009; (p. 18)
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Off the Shelf: Biography
2009
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— Appears in: The Age , 28 November 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Tiger Man of Vietnam 2009 single work biography -
Beyond Myth
2009
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Over the Top: A Digger's Story of the Western Front 2009 single work autobiography ; Letters Home : To Mother from Gallipoli and Beyond : Diaries and Letters of Sapper Hubert Anthony 2009 single work correspondence ; Bomber : From Vietnam to Hell and Back 2009 single work autobiography ; The Tiger Man of Vietnam 2009 single work biography -
In Short : Nonfiction
2009
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 October - 1 November 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of The Tiger Man of Vietnam 2009 single work biography
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Non-Fiction Books
2009
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 October 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Tiger Man of Vietnam 2009 single work biography -
In Short : Nonfiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 October - 1 November 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of The Tiger Man of Vietnam 2009 single work biography -
Beyond Myth
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Over the Top: A Digger's Story of the Western Front 2009 single work autobiography ; Letters Home : To Mother from Gallipoli and Beyond : Diaries and Letters of Sapper Hubert Anthony 2009 single work correspondence ; Bomber : From Vietnam to Hell and Back 2009 single work autobiography ; The Tiger Man of Vietnam 2009 single work biography -
Off the Shelf: Biography
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 November 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of The Tiger Man of Vietnam 2009 single work biography -
Soldier's Mysteries Still Unresolved
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 December 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of The Tiger Man of Vietnam 2009 single work biography
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