{"product_id":"ghost-platoon-the-critically-acclaimed-vietnam-war-bestseller-hachette-military-collection","title":"Ghost Platoon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"thoroughly researched and compelling . . . a chilling account' The Sun-Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eye-opening account of Australian combat history, untold . . . until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1969 a ragtag unit of 39 men were thrown together at Nui Dat, Vietnam. It was so slapdash a group it didn’t even have an officer or sergeant in charge. A rugged ex-Royal Marine stepped forward to take the lead. Jim Riddle was only an acting corporal but he knew enough of war to keep these young diggers alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the platoon was involved in a high-risk ambush Riddle proved his leadership skills, bringing his men through unscathed and leaving the battlefield littered with enemy bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite their success, immediately afterwards the platoon was disbanded. According to the army they’d never existed – theirs was a ghost platoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Walker details what happened at that ambush and why the army buried their existence, and the secrets that went with it. His findings are a shocking indictment of the long-term effects of war. The men of the platoon – who’d fought so hard for their country – had to fight again to reveal the truth. But the price they all paid was far too high.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhost Platoon is a gripping story of the soldiers who should never be forgotten . . . or denied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Frank Walker’s THE TIGER MAN OF VIETNAM:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘one of those great untold stories . . . Walker tells it with verve and excitement and with meticulous attention to detail’ The Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘drips with adventure and intrigue and has at its centre a personality boys of all ages will identify with’ The Age\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frank Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45744800366761,"sku":"9780733634604","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780733634604.jpg?v=1746063014","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/ghost-platoon-the-critically-acclaimed-vietnam-war-bestseller-hachette-military-collection","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}