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Jones, Howard, 1940-
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Calley, William Laws, Jr., 1943- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Atrocities.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Jones, Howard, 1940-
Calley, William Laws, Jr., 1943- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Atrocities.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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My
Lai
:
Vietnam
,
1968
, and the descent into darkness / Howard Jones.
by
Jones, Howard, 1940-
Oxford University Press, c2017.
Call #:
959.7043 J77m
Subjects
Calley, William Laws, Jr., 1943- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
My
Lai
Massacre,
Vietnam
,
1968
.
Vietnam
War, 1961-1975 -- Atrocities.
Vietnam
War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
Vietnam
War, 1961-1975 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Series
Pivotal moments in American history.
ISBN:
9780195393606 (hc)
0195393600 (hc)
Description:
xxvi, 475 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue: The
My
Lai
story -- Part I. Pinkville -- Part II. Aftermath and Cover-Up -- Part III.
My
Lai
on Trial -- Epilogue: The
My
Lai
Story Continues.
Summary:
"In this raw, searing new narrative account, Howard Jones reopens the case of
My
Lai
by examining individual accounts of both victims and soldiers through extensive archival and original research. Jones evokes the horror of the event itself, the attempt to suppress it, as well as the response to Calley's sentence and the seemingly unanswerable question of whether he had merely been following orders.
My
Lai
also surveys how news of the slaughter intensified opposition to the
Vietnam
War by undermining any pretense of American moral superiority. Compelling, comprehensive, and sobering, Howard Jones'
My
Lai
chronicles how the strategic failures and competing objectives of American leaders resulted in one of the most devastating tragedies of the
Vietnam
War"--From publisher.
"During the summer of 1971, in the midst of protests and demonstrations in the United States against the
Vietnam
War, it became public for the first time that something horrific had happened in the remote South Vietnamese hamlet of
My
Lai
. Three years previously, in March
1968
, a unit of American soldiers engaged in seemingly indiscriminate violence against unarmed civilians, killing over 500 people, including women and children. News filtered slowly through the system, but was initially suppressed, dismissed or downplayed by military authorities. By late 1969, however journalists had pursued the rumors, when New York Times reporter Seymour Hirsch published an exposé on the massacre, the story became a national outrage. Howard Jones places the events of
My
Lai
and its aftermath in a wider historical context. As a result of the reporting of Hirsch and others, the U.S. army conducted a special inquiry, which charged Lieutenant William Calley and nearly 30 other officers with war crimes. A court martial followed, but after four months Calley alone was found guilty of premeditated murder. He served four and a half months in prison before President Nixon pardoned him and ordered his release. Jones' compelling narrative details the events in
Vietnam
, as well as the mixed public response to Calley's sentence and to his defense that he had merely been following orders. Jones shows how pivotal the
My
Lai
massacre was in galvanizing opposition to the
Vietnam
War, playing a part nearly as significant as that of the Tet Offensive and the Cambodian bombing. For many, it undermined any pretense of American moral superiority, calling into question not only the conduct of the war but the justification for U.S. involvement. Jones also reveals how the effects of
My
Lai
were felt within the American military itself, forcing authorities to focus on failures within the chain of command and to review training methods as well as to confront the issue of civilian casualties--what, in later years, came to be known as 'collateral damage.' A trenchant and sober reassessment,
My
Lai
delves into questions raised by the massacre that have never been properly answered: questions about America's leaders in the field and in Washington; the seeming breakdown of the U.S. army in
Vietnam
; the cover-up and ultimate public exposure; and the trial itself, which drew comparisons to Nuremberg. Based on extensive archival research, this is the best account to date of one of the defining moments of the
Vietnam
War."--From publisher.
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