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Malaysia trip report #1- Two days in KL.

For my latest trip to Vietnam I decided to fly AirAsia and stop over in Kuala Lumpur for a couple...
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Images of War: The Lost Diggers of Vignacourt.

The invention of photography in 1839 changed the world. It provided a more accessible means for society to record and...
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Australian soldiers at the battle of Long Tan
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The Australian Army in action in Vietnam 1966

This is a 25 minute documentary made by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit in 1966 shortly after the Australian Task...
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French troops crossing delta country in outdated US tanks during campaign against Viet Minh. Vietnam. 1950
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Information for the Vietnam war historian

I’ll add this to the links list, but for anybody interested in the conflict in Indochina, the Vietnam War Resource...
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A special pair of wings

These Australian SAS parachutist wings are amongst the most prized in my collection for a couple of reasons. Apart from...
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The Olympic Games. Sydney 2000, watching from the shadows.

With the recent G4S security recruitment debacle and the heightened threat of terrorist attack much has been made of the...
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Vietnam’s infamous Dan Sinh “War Surplus” Market

Deciding to collect Vietnam War militaria is fraught with danger as the marketplace is saturated with fakes and reproductions. I...
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News & EventsThe 'juleswings' Collection

So, what’s this all about?

For as long as I can remember I’ve had a fascination with armies and military history. My parents recall that...
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Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City. Dan Sinh Market. 2026. Vietnam 2026- FAKE Republic of Viet Nam (RVN) Navy UDT / SEAL qualification badges for sale at Chợ Dân Sinh (also known as the War Surplus Market) in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Vietnam 2026- FAKE Army of the Republic of Viet Nam (ARVN) / American M1 helmet liners straight off the production line, at Chợ Dân Sinh (also known as Dan Sinh Market / the War Surplus Market) in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Pickups this month from my trip to Vietnam. I haven’t picked up much for my collection on this trip to Vietnam. Most of my acquisitions have been bits of (non military) ephemera for my journal / art projects. But I did find this somewhat battered old hand coloured studio portrait of an ARVN Airborne Division paratrooper. I love the degraded state it’s in and I’m unsure whether it will go into my art journal/ diary or used as a supplement my insignia collection. Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City day 1 discoveries. A mix of post French Indochina / current French badges, Drago marked restrikes and Thai made fakes being sold to unsuspecting collectors and tourists in District 1. Dien Bien Phu - a few years between drinks.  I’m revisiting Dien Bien Phu after a 17 year gap. It’s changed a lot since my previous trip, with a lot of work being done to the military related sites for the 70th anniversary in 2024. Hanoi. Today’s discoveries. I decided to explore the streets near one of the army bases to see if I could find any shops selling military stuff. I did end up locating a couple of uniform tailors, although one made it clear that I wasn’t welcome inside. The other was more friendly and we had an interesting conversation through a translator app. They also had some very unusual camouflage fabric available, although not for sale to tourists or non military personnel apparently.

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