The long reckoning : a story of war, peace, and redemption in Vietnam
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 478 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Waterloo Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
959.704 BLA
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959.704 BLA
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Agent Orange -- Environmental aspects -- Vietnam.
Agent Orange -- Health aspects -- Vietnam.
Land mines -- Vietnam.
Unexploded ordnance -- Vietnam.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam.
Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Environmental aspects -- Vietnam.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Health aspects -- Vietnam.
War victims -- Services for -- Vietnam.
Agent Orange -- Health aspects -- Vietnam.
Land mines -- Vietnam.
Unexploded ordnance -- Vietnam.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam.
Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Environmental aspects -- Vietnam.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Health aspects -- Vietnam.
War victims -- Services for -- Vietnam.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
40031693853
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book." -- title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-451) and index.
Description
"The moving story of a small group of veterans, scientists, and pacifists who forced the U.S. government to take responsibility for the horrors inflicted on the Vietnamese with unexploded munitions and the toxic defoliant Agent Orange"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
The American war in Vietnam left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos. That small region saw the most intense aerial bombing campaign in history, the massive use of toxic chemicals, and the heaviest casualties on both sides. Black recounts how a small group of veterans, scientists, Quaker-inspired pacifists, and their Vietnamese partner used their moral authority, scientific and political ingenuity, and sheer persistence to attempt to heal the horrors that were left in the wake of the military engagement in Southeast Asia. Their story is one of reconciliation and personal redemption, embedded in a vivid portrait of Vietnam today: one-time mortal enemies, in the endless shape-shifting of geopolitics, have been transformed into close allies and partners. -- adapted from jacket
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Black, G. (2023). The long reckoning: a story of war, peace, and redemption in Vietnam (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Black, George, 1949-. 2023. The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Black, George, 1949-. The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Black, George. The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
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