Public affairs
Subtitle: the military and the media, 1962-1968
By: by Wiiliam M. Hammond.
Series: United States Army in Vietnam; CMH Pub ;; 91-13
Publisher: Center for Military History, United States Army; For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.G.P.O.
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Press Coverage; Armed Forces and mass media -- United States -- History
Description: This book examines the tensions and controversies that developed as the war lengthened and the news media went about their traditional tasks. The first of two volumes on the subject, it draws upon previously unavailable Army and Defense Department records to interpret the role the press played during the war.--[foreword].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.