The My Lai Massacre in American History and Memory [Hardcover]

Kendrick Oliver (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0719068908 | ISBN-13: 978-0719068904 | Publication Date: August 8, 2006

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.

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About the Author

Kendrick Oliver is Senior Lecturer in American History at the University of Southampton.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Manchester University Press (August 8, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0719068908
• ISBN-13: 978-0719068904
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,223,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars for college professors only, December 6, 2008

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Kurt Markus (Kalispell, MT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The My Lai Massacre in American History and Memory (Paperback)

I am reluctant to write this review, knowing a person's response to literature is subjective, and personal. But I feel compelled to warn prospective buyers of this title that I found it almost impossible to read. The author seems to feel that simple, declarative sentences are as ugly as the massacre at Mai Lai. If you want to be lectured, with footnotes, this is your book. I don't know how you siphon off emotion when it comes to this subject, but the author has managed to drain the sink dry of any heartbeat. I really wanted to read this book, and I tried, and I tried, and I tried. But in the end the author whipped me into submission. I guess I'll have to wait for the Cliff Notes before I can absorb his message. Too bad, because underneath all the "moreovers" and "therefores" he had an idea, a worthy idea. In my opinion, he let his scholarship trump all.