Title: MY LAI MASSACRE IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND MEMORY
Description: "This book examines the response of American society to the My Lai massacre and its ambiguous place in American national memory. The author argues that the massacre revelations left many Americans untroubled. It was only when the soldiers most immediately responsible came to be tried that opposition to the conflict grew, for these prosecutions were regarded by supporters of the war as evidence that the national leaders no longer had the will to do what was necessary to win." -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: American Foreign public opinion, Collective memory, Moral and ethical aspects, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968, Perspective (Philosophy), History, United states, history, 20th century, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, united states, Public opinion