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My Lai 4: A Report on the Massacre and Its Aftermath
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The story of the Vietnam war atrocity as told by Pulitzer winning journalist Seymour M. Hersh who traveled more than 50,000 miles around the United States and interviewed nearly fifty members of Charlie Company to write this book.
Paperback, 210 pages
Published
February 28th 1983
by Random House Trade
(first published 1970)
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Investigative journalist Hersh made one of his earliest splashes documenting the My Lai atrocity at the height of the Vietnam War; this short, angry book summarizes his research and findings. Unfortunately for modern readers, it's a leftist polemic that spends as much time trashing the American military (whether infantrymen, junior officers or top brass) as exploring the specific incident in question, which will undoubtedly prove off-putting to readers looking for a clear-eyed history. Nonethele
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Hersh synthesizes a mountain of primary and secondary sources in this 1970 survey of the My Lai massacre. His account is clear, thorough and readable, and it made me a bit ill. Because it came out before the trial was over, I had to do some googling to find out how it turned out. Not surprisingly, politics and public outcry came into play, everybody walked, and justice wasn't served. Awesome.
The incident reminded me of Nick Broomfield's recent film, Battle of Haditha (and seeing the film reminde ...more
The incident reminded me of Nick Broomfield's recent film, Battle of Haditha (and seeing the film reminde ...more
It is very much observed that Journalists are hardly ever concerned about the truth, but only capturing the pathos of an event.
It is also quite noted that War is a terrible thing, making criminals of soldiers and leaders on both sides. However, the America Media could not have done better in making the war more one-sided than any conflict previous, making the Americans the villains while the Viet Cong were innocent freedom fighters.
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It is also quite noted that War is a terrible thing, making criminals of soldiers and leaders on both sides. However, the America Media could not have done better in making the war more one-sided than any conflict previous, making the Americans the villains while the Viet Cong were innocent freedom fighters.
I just finished reading Richard Nixon's book "No More Vietnams" ...more
Shocking in every sense of the word yet an important story that needs to be told, My Lai 4 is a book everyone should read.
Excellent book - such a sad story and, sadly, not unusual. Evil always seems to start out small and, when there`s no negative consequences, it grows and grows. The story is very well told (although the book ends oddly). It`s about the slaughter of the village and, less known, the American reaction at home when the news broke. Harrowing. Hard to believe, as such things always are.
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very insightful. pissed me off to know that vietnam is very similar to the iraq war. it encouraged me to get smart about vietnam.
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The report that blew the lid off the My Lai cover-up. A must-read for anyone who is serious about studying the Vietnam War.
A remarkable book, made even more remarkable by the depth of research in such a short period of time (4 or so months from time of news breaking to publication). And he had to churn it out without the benefit of knowing the result of Calley's trial (something I assume he deals with in his follow up book 'Cover Up'). The My Lai massacre 'made' Seymour Hersh and deservedly so. While his coverage of the incident is astonishing in itself, the aftermath is just as compelling and the comments from a US
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A journalistic account of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Based on interviews with members of Charlie Company, this book looks at what happened at My Lai, and also addresses how the military and media responded to the actions of those involved. A disturbing account of the massacre of innocent people.
Un episodio amaro della guerra del Vietnam: la distruzione di un villaggio vietnamita e l'uccisione di tutti i suoi abitanti da parte della Compagnia Charlie con i conseguenti insabbiamenti da parte di militari e politici finché la verità non viene a galla
Fascinating!!! I wanted to read before I visited Vietnam but maybe it was better after!
At first the story of unbelievable horror, then unbeliavably infuriating.
My Lai 4: A Report on the Massacre and Its Aftermath by Seymour M. Hersh (Random House 1970)(959.7). Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh was the person responsible for making the world aware of the murder by U.S. infantrymen of hundreds of unarmed civilians at “Pinkville,” which was better known as “My Lai” during the Vietnam Conflict. Hersh interviewed over fifty soldiers and support personnel who witnessed the tragedy or who had special personal knowledge. At the time this story ca
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Una sconvolgente ricostruzione di uno degli episodi più vergognosi e devastanti della guerra del Vietnam.
Le vittime erano i Vietcong, ma anche molti soldati che poi hanno cercato di far trapelare ciò che era accaduto si sono scontrati con un muro di gomma, omertà, incredulità e tentativi di insabbiamento difficili da abbattere.
Le vittime erano i Vietcong, ma anche molti soldati che poi hanno cercato di far trapelare ciò che era accaduto si sono scontrati con un muro di gomma, omertà, incredulità e tentativi di insabbiamento difficili da abbattere.
not exactly my kind of book but it was interesting and sad that the soldiers were cruel.....
A brutally hash look, by a journalist, at some of the atrocities committed during combat. Additional reading on the Vietnam Era highly recommended.
The book that inspired me to visit the small village on the 32nd anniversary of the massacre.
Author Seymour Hersh's disturbing account of a Vietnam massacre by the U.S. soldiers is sickening and compelling. It raises serious questions about U.S. military leadership in times of war.
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Seymour (Sy) Myron Hersh is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author based in Washington, D.C. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine on military and security matters. He has also won two National Magazine Awards and is a "five-time Polk winner and recipient of the 2004 George Orwell Award."
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