Trackers
The Untold Story of the Australian Dogs of War
$25.65
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2000
Summary
Moving story of combat tracker dogs during the Vietnam War
Trackers is a gritty and moving story that reveals the Australian Army’s little-known use of combat tracker dogs during the Vietnam War. A war veteran tells his story with vivid and compelling immediacy, blending the terror of hunting and encountering the elusive Viet Cong with the tender relationship between a naive young Australian soldier and his larrikin labrador-kelpie cross, Caesar.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781864366051 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1864366052 |
| Author: | Peter Haran |
| Publisher: | New Holland Publishers |
| Imprint: | New Holland Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2000 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 137mm x 209mm |
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Peter Haran
Peter Haran (1948-2025) joined the army in 1966 and first served in Vietnam during 1967-68 with 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, attached to a combat tracking team. As one of the first Australian dog handlers, he wrote of his experiences with tracking dog Caesar in the highly successful book Trackers: The Untold Story of the Australian Dogs of War (2000) and later co-wrote Crossfire: An Australian Reconnaissance Unit in Vietnam with colleague Robert Kearney.
After two years as a dog trainer with the Army’s Tracking Unit in Sydney, Peter served a second tour in Vietnam as an infantry section commander with 3rd Battalion in 1971. He left the Army in 1972 and became a journalist with the Adelaide Sunday Mail.
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