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Toxic War: The Story of Agent Orange Hardcover – March 21, 2014

by Peter Sills (Author)

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The war in Vietnam, spanning more than twenty years, was one of the most divisive conflicts ever to envelop the United States, and its complexity and consequences did not end with the fall of Saigon in 1975. As Peter Sills demonstrates in Toxic War, veterans faced a new enemy beyond post-traumatic stress disorder or debilitating battle injuries. Many of them faced a new, more pernicious, slow-killing enemy: the cancerous effects of Agent Orange.

Originally introduced by Dow and other chemical companies as a herbicide in the United States and adopted by the military as a method of deforesting the war zone of Vietnam, in order to deny the enemy cover, Agent Orange also found its way into the systems of numerous active-duty soldiers. Sills argues that manufacturers understood the dangers of this compound and did nothing to protect American soldiers.

Toxic War takes the reader behind the scenes into the halls of political power and industry, where the debates about the use of Agent Orange and its potential side effects raged. In the end, the only way these veterans could seek justice was in the court of law and public opinion. Unprecedented in its access to legal, medical, and government documentation, as well as to the personal testimonies of veterans, Toxic War endeavors to explore all sides of this epic battle.

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"The major contribution Sills makes with this book is to tap the voluminous legal archives from the US veterans' 1980's class action suit against the companies that supplied the US government chemicals for the war in Viet Nam. These documents, not yet made accessible to the general public in this much detail, contribute to our knowledge of the development and use of chemicals in war, as well as to our understanding of the interactions between industry and government, and between science and politics."
--Diane Niblack Fox, The College of the Holy Cross

"Peter Sills' book is a veritable encyclopedia of information on the use of herbicides in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He is a meticulous researcher, and a scholar who manages to write about a very controversial subject in an objective, unbiased manner."
--Fred Wilcox, author of Uncommon Martyrs

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Surviving the Vietnam War, but fighting the afflictions to come

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Hardcover: 296 pages
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press (March 21, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0826519628
ISBN-13: 978-0826519627
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 1 x 10.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 12 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #68 in Books > History > Military > Weapons & Warfare > Biological & Chemical
- #172 in Books > Medical Books > Administration & Medicine Economics > Health Policy
- #319 in Books > History > Asia > Southeast Asia

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May 14, 2016

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I read part of this book from a library and decided I needed to have it on my reading list and as a reference . I am on a Agent Orange Town Hall committee and I needed a good book to back up are speeches . As a Vietnam Veteran for our fellow veterans suffering from this terrible toxic exposure there is not enough room here to fully explain but a very good book.

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George L. Claxton

Agent Orange/Dioxin and the corruption of the truth

May 29, 2014

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"Toxic War" shows the tragedy and corrupt power of the military-industrial complex. A horrifying view of a sociopathic wprld totally surrounded by greed annd the desire for control of the rich.

The chemical industry combined with their narcisstic croonies can buy anything with total disregard for human life.

Yesterday, the American Chemical Society offered for the 20th time that I was invited to join the ACS. NO THANKS

George Claxton

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March 12, 2015

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Good book, informative a bit repetitive but it is based on reality.

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Very well researched and surprisingly readable.

May 27, 2014

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Very well researched and very readable. Peter Sills brings alive this history in a way that includes science, politics, and personal stories. An important book.

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July 11, 2014

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Great research.

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July 14, 2015

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Very Well documented. Just what we, veterans, need.

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Dr R. L. Haddock

December 4, 2015

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Invaluable documentation of the origin and use of AO

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September 17, 2014

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Very informative

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