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.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 4 in the The Bedford Series in History and Culture Series. See all The Bedford Series in History and Culture books here.
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Aldo Chircop is Director, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
Andre Gerolymatos is Hellenic Studies Chair, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.
John O. Iatrides is University Professor of International Politics at Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven,