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Description for My Lai
Paperback. Series: The Bedford Series in History and Culture. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 310.
This volume introduces students to the most controversial incident of the Vietnam War - the My Lai massacre when almost 400 Vietnamese civilians were killed in four hours. The authors discuss the ramifications of the cover-up and the ensuing investigations for the American public, policymakers, the anti-War movement and the soldiers involved. They examine the causes of the massacre and the issues of culpability and human rights. The narrative is built around 70 primary documents drawn mainly from testimony and reports from the government enquiry into the outrage.
This volume introduces students to the most controversial incident of the Vietnam War - the My Lai massacre when almost 400 Vietnamese civilians were killed in four hours. The authors discuss the ramifications of the cover-up and the ensuing investigations for the American public, policymakers, the anti-War movement and the soldiers involved. They examine the causes of the massacre and the issues of culpability and human rights. The narrative is built around 70 primary documents drawn mainly from testimony and reports from the government enquiry into the outrage.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Series
The Bedford Series in History and Culture
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349617548
SKU
V9781349617548
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Ref
99-15
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