Scorched earth
Subtitle: legacies of chemical warfare in Vietnam
By: Fred A. Wilcox ; photographs by Brendan B. Wilcox
Edition: A Seven Stories Press 1st ed.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781609801380
Subjects: Chemical warfare; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Agent Orange
Description: "Scorched Earth is the first book to chronicle the effects of chemical warfare on the Vietnamese people and their environment, where, even today, more than 3 million people--including 500,000 children--are sick and dying from birth defects, cancer, and other illnesses that can be directly traced to Agent Orange/dioxin exposure."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Ecocide; title: Transformations; title: Promises; title: Sprayed and betrayed; title: A lucky man; title: Generations; title: Jurisprudence; title: The last family; title: The realm; title: Free fire zone; title: Chemical children; title: Evidence room; title: Letters don't lie.