The forgotten hero of My Lai
Subtitle: the Hugh Thompson story
By: Trent Angers
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: Acadian House Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Lafayette, Louisiana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780925417909
Subjects: My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968; Helicopter pilots; Biography; Soldiers; Heroes; Soldier's Medal (U.S.); Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Notes: Includes bibliographical references(pages 254-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: Rendezvous in paradise; title: Hazardous duty; title: Death's door; title: Laid up; title: Growing up in Stone Mountain, Georgia; title: Returning home; title: The Ridenhour letter; title: The inspector's general summons; title: The My Lai Massacre; title: A daring rescue; title: The pursuit of truth; title: The president's will; title: The sabotage of the My Lai trials; title: Soldier under fire; title: Obstruction of justice; title: A nation divided; title: A return to obscurity; title: Quest for the Soldier's Medal; title: A day of triumph; title: Mission to My Lai; title: A whole new light; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix: Vietnamese people killed at My Lai; Letters to a hero; Soldier's Medal narrative.