My Lai: A Brief History with DocumentsSpringer, 30 квіт. 2016 р. - 222 стор. 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. |
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The Road to My Lai | 1 |
December 1967 | 3 |
The Official Story | 26 |
The Official Rules of Modern Warfare | 34 |
Training in the Rules of Land Warfare | 41 |
Peers Commission Military Situation | 45 |
William L Calley Combat Experiences before | 52 |
The CoverUp | 113 |
Oran K Henderson Statement to Peers Commission | 129 |
National Liberation Front Committee Notice | 136 |
Brian Livingston Letters Home March 16 and 19 1968 | 143 |
Public Reaction | 174 |
APPENDICES | 200 |
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Testimony from Charlie Company | 122 |
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