Description: This is the graphic and untold story of the pilots and crews of Australia's fleet of Iroquois helicopters during the Vietnam War- their triumphs and losses, and the legacy of the experience that many still carry today.
Brief description: Peter Haran 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' (New Holland, 2000) and later co-wrote 'Crossfire: An Australian Reconnaissance Unit in Vietnam' and 'Flashback: Echoes from a Hard War' with fellow Vietnam Veteran Robert Kearney. After two years as a dog trainer with the Army's Tracking Unit in Sydney, Peter served in 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.