Trackers
The Untold Story of the Australian Dogs of War
| By | Peter Haran |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Page Extent | 212 |
| Book Size | 16 x 208 x 137 mm (H x W x D) |
| Imprint | New Holland Publishers |
| Release Date | 1 Apr 2000 |
| Subject Classification | True stories / True war & combat stories |
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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 Vietcong with the tender relationship between a naive young Australian soldier and his larrikin labrador-kelpie cross, Caesar.
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 (New Holland, 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.
