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The war behind me : Vietnam veterans confront the truth about U.S. war crimes / Deborah Nelson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nelson, Deborah, 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Atrocities.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans--United States.
- War crimes--Vietnam.
- War crimes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A seasoned journalist uncovers a secret archive of hundreds of war crime investigations, tracks down the people involved, and emerges with a disturbing and revelatory story of what really happened in Vietnam.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION 1; CHAPTER ONE WHAT WAS RIGHT THEN 7; CHAPTER TWO STICKS AND PHONES 45; CHAPTER THREE A MY LAI A MONTH 73; CHAPTER FOUR BODY COUNT 107; CHAPTER FIVE DROWNING WITH CASES 139; CHAPTER SIX THE WAR BEHIND THEM 163; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 189; NOTES 191; APPENDIX A 209; APPENDIX B 257; INDEX 289
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-208) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7867-2678-4
- OCLC:
- 798535046
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