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Mark Lane, in this book, compiles the shocking testimonies of American soldiers who did not accept the overload necessary to endure the horrors of the Vietnam War. More than an indictment of U.S. policy, it should be viewed as a plea against the moral abhorrence and physical suffering engendered by the war.
First publish date: 1970
Genre: History/Military History
Authors: Mark Lane
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