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The Resource They marched into sunlight : war and peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967, David Maraniss

They marched into sunlight : war and peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967, David Maraniss

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Summary
Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties told through the events of a few tumultuous days in October 1967. Maraniss weaves together three very different worlds of that time: the death and heroism of soldiers in Vietnam, the anger and anxiety of antiwar students back home, and the confusion and obfuscating behavior of officials in Washington. In the Long Nguyen Secret Zone of Vietnam, a renowned battalion of the First Infantry Division is marching into a devastating ambush that will leave sixty-one soldiers dead and an equal number wounded. On the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, students are staging an obstructive protest at the Commerce Building against recruiters for Dow Chemical Company, makers of napalm and Agent Orange, that ends in a bloody confrontation with Madison police. And in Washington, President Lyndon Johnson is dealing with pressures closing in on him from all sides and lamenting to his war council, "How are we ever going to win?" Based on thousands of primary documents and 180 on-the-record interviews, the story unfolds day by day, hour by hour, and at times minute by minute, with a rich cast of characters -- military officers, American and Viet Cong soldiers, chancellors, professors, students, police officers, businessmen, mime troupers, a president and his men, a future mayor and future vice president -- moving toward battles that forever shaped their lives and evoked cultural and political conflicts that reverberate still
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvii, 572 pages, [16] pages of plates
Contents
  • 1. Sailing to Vung Tau ; Triet's march South ; Lai Khe, South Vietnam ; El Paso, Texas
  • 2. Song of napalm ; Madison, Wisconsin ; Soglin's thrill ; Sewell's predicament
  • 3. "What a funny war!" ; Guerrilla theater ; Johnson's dilemma ; No mission too difficult ; Michigan men ; For want of rice ; "The trees are moving" ; Ambush ; Holleder's run ; "The news is all bad" ; The spectacle ; "That's all there is?" ; Down with Dow ; Moments of decision ; Stars and stripes ; "Bombing Washington" ; Body count ; "Tragedy beyond our words" ; A life's worth ; Until the angels came
Isbn
9780743261043
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They marched into sunlight : war and peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967
Title
They marched into sunlight
Title remainder
war and peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967
Statement of responsibility
David Maraniss
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Here is the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties told through the events of a few tumultuous days in October 1967. Maraniss weaves together three very different worlds of that time: the death and heroism of soldiers in Vietnam, the anger and anxiety of antiwar students back home, and the confusion and obfuscating behavior of officials in Washington. In the Long Nguyen Secret Zone of Vietnam, a renowned battalion of the First Infantry Division is marching into a devastating ambush that will leave sixty-one soldiers dead and an equal number wounded. On the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, students are staging an obstructive protest at the Commerce Building against recruiters for Dow Chemical Company, makers of napalm and Agent Orange, that ends in a bloody confrontation with Madison police. And in Washington, President Lyndon Johnson is dealing with pressures closing in on him from all sides and lamenting to his war council, "How are we ever going to win?" Based on thousands of primary documents and 180 on-the-record interviews, the story unfolds day by day, hour by hour, and at times minute by minute, with a rich cast of characters -- military officers, American and Viet Cong soldiers, chancellors, professors, students, police officers, businessmen, mime troupers, a president and his men, a future mayor and future vice president -- moving toward battles that forever shaped their lives and evoked cultural and political conflicts that reverberate still
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DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Maraniss, David
Dewey number
959.704/31
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DS558
LC item number
.M35 2003
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • United States
  • Politics and government
  • Protest movements
  • United States
  • Vietnam-oorlog
  • Protestbewegingen
  • Buitenlandse politiek
  • Vietnamkrieg
  • Protestbewegung
  • USA
  • Protestbewegung
  • Vietnamkrieg
  • USA
Label
They marched into sunlight : war and peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967, David Maraniss
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Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-557) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Sailing to Vung Tau ; Triet's march South ; Lai Khe, South Vietnam ; El Paso, Texas -- 2. Song of napalm ; Madison, Wisconsin ; Soglin's thrill ; Sewell's predicament -- 3. "What a funny war!" ; Guerrilla theater ; Johnson's dilemma ; No mission too difficult ; Michigan men ; For want of rice ; "The trees are moving" ; Ambush ; Holleder's run ; "The news is all bad" ; The spectacle ; "That's all there is?" ; Down with Dow ; Moments of decision ; Stars and stripes ; "Bombing Washington" ; Body count ; "Tragedy beyond our words" ; A life's worth ; Until the angels came
Control code
ocm52251467
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xvii, 572 pages, [16] pages of plates
Isbn
9780743261043
Lccn
2003052885
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o52251467
  • (OCoLC)52251467
Label
They marched into sunlight : war and peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967, David Maraniss
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-557) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Sailing to Vung Tau ; Triet's march South ; Lai Khe, South Vietnam ; El Paso, Texas -- 2. Song of napalm ; Madison, Wisconsin ; Soglin's thrill ; Sewell's predicament -- 3. "What a funny war!" ; Guerrilla theater ; Johnson's dilemma ; No mission too difficult ; Michigan men ; For want of rice ; "The trees are moving" ; Ambush ; Holleder's run ; "The news is all bad" ; The spectacle ; "That's all there is?" ; Down with Dow ; Moments of decision ; Stars and stripes ; "Bombing Washington" ; Body count ; "Tragedy beyond our words" ; A life's worth ; Until the angels came
Control code
ocm52251467
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xvii, 572 pages, [16] pages of plates
Isbn
9780743261043
Lccn
2003052885
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o52251467
  • (OCoLC)52251467

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