Battle of Long TanFrom the bestselling author of Kokoda and Gallipoli comes the epic story of Australia's deadliest Vietnam War battle. 4. 31 pm: Enemy [on] left flank. Could be serious. 5. 01 pm: Enemy penetrating both flanks and to north and south. 5. 02: Running short of ammo. Require drop through trees. It was the afternoon of 18 August 1966, hot, humid with grey monsoonal skies. D Company, 6RAR were four kilometres east of their Nui Dat base, on patrol in a rubber