My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent Into Darkness
- ISBN-10
- 0195393600
- ISBN-13
- 9780195393606
- Series
- My Lai
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 475
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Howard Jones
Description
A reexamination of the 1968 My Lai massacre offers new perspective on the events and their relevance today in light of Abu Ghraib and other US Military scandals.
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