The My Lai Massacre in American History and Memory |
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| Author:
| Oliver, Kendrick |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7190-6891-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2006 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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On 16 March 1968, two US infantry companies entered a Vietnamese village and, in the course of a single morning, killed over 400 of its unarmed, unresisting inhabitants. This book examines the response of American society to the massacre, and its ambiguous place in American national memory. -- .
On 16 March 1968, two US infantry companies entered a Vietnamese village and, in the course of a single morning, killed over 400 of its unarmed, unresisting inhabitants. This book examines the response of American society to the massacre, and its ambiguous place in American national memory. -- .