Facing My Lai: Moving Beyond the Massacre
For this somewhat emotional book commemorating the 30th anniversary of the My Lai massacre on March 16, 1968, Anderson edited the transcripts of a 1994 conference concerning the events at My Lai. The first few chapters deal with the facts and testimony of witnesses. The remaining chapters are round-table discussions from the conference dealing with the massacre?for which Lt. William Calley was ultimately court-martialed. The participants included veterans Ron Ridenhour and Hugh Thompson and experienced reporters such as David Halberstam and Seymour Hersh, who both won Pulitzer prizes for their Vietnam reporting. This well-written book brings out all those emotions that are part of the Vietnam experience, and, as the subtitle suggests, reading it does provide a catharsis. With appeal for both general and informed lay readers; recommended for all history collections.?Mark E. Ellis, Albany State Univ., Ga.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.