my lai massacre, vietnam, 1968

The words 'My Lai' are seared into our memories of the Vietnam War, but few know what really happened in the small Vietnamese village on March 16, 1968. Now, drawing on 400 hours of recently discovered audio recordings and new interviews with participants, eye witnesses, and investigators, the complete story can finally be told about one of the most shocking atrocities in modern times, and about lesser-known acts of remarkable courage.

An account of My Lai, Vietnam incident Includes interviews with survivors, background information on the investigation, and the aftermath.

An account of My Lai, Vietnam incident Includes interviews with survivors, background information on the investigation, and the aftermath.

Transcribes sessions from a conference discussing the massacre at My Lai on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam Conflict in which 504 Vietnamese civilians were killed by American forces.

Discusses the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968, with photographs, in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of civilians in a village, about which the public did not hear the truth until a year later, when the Peers Commission investigated the incident. Includes a glossary.