The long reckoning: a story of war, peace, and redemption in Vietnam
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Author:
Black, George, 1949-
Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, ©2023.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
x, 478 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : maps, illustrations ; 25 cm
Status:
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"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"--

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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.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593534106, 0593534107

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General Note
"This is a Borzoi book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references 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.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Black, G. (2023). The long reckoning: a story of war, peace, and redemption in Vietnam. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Black, George, 1949-. 2023. The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Black, George, 1949-, The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Black, George. The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

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