Report of the Department of the Army review of the preliminary investigations into the My Lai incident
Subtitle: volume I, The report of the investigation.
Contributors: Peers, William R. 1914-
Publisher: The Dept. : [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.]
Published: 1974
Place of publication: [Washington]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
Subjects: My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968
Other titles: Report of the Department of the Army review ...; My Lai incident.
Description: Vol. 1 of the Peers Inquiry contains the narrative report of the investigation. The report, which is divided into twelve chapters and two annexes, includes the 29 March 1969 letter from Ronald L. Ridenhour reporting the incident to the Secretary of Defense, the mission statement of the Inquiry, findings and recommendations, maps, an extensive table of contents, and a 26-page glossary. Vol. 2 of the Peers Inquiry, entitled "Testimony," is further subdivided into a series of 32 "books," and is comprised of approximately 20,000 pages of testimony and summaries of testimony by over 350 witnesses.
Notes: Cover title.
"Peers inquiry."
"Volumes II and IV ... will not be released. Volume III ... due to its volume (seven books) ... will not be reproduced."