Vietnam awakening
Subtitle: my journey from combat to the Citizens' Commission of Inquiry on U.S. War Crimes in Vietnam
By: Michael Uhl.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780786430741
Subjects: Uhl, Michael, -- 1944-; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Atrocities
Genres: Personal narratives, American.
Description: "In this vividly honest memoir, Uhl details his experiences in Vietnam as first lieutenant of a counterintelligence team attached to the 11th Infantry. He relives the shocking events witnessed during his enlistment, including the abuse and torture of Vietnamese civilians. In part two, he outlines his years as an activist with the anti-Vietnam War veterans' movement"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Days of slumber; title: Days of wakening; title: Days of war (1); title: Days of war (2); title: Days of reckoning; title: Days of reckoning; title: Tod & Jeremy; title: The commissions; title: How I grew; title: The Commissions (bis...); title: A grand tour; title: Antiwar vets; title: The CCI-VVAW split; title: Organizing the national veterans' inquiry; title: Skirmishing in Washington : 1971; title: Nuremberg, USA; title: On top down under; title: A personality abroad; title: In D.C. and working congress; title: Mopping up; title: A farewell to war crimes.