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Informationen zum Autor As a political activist, Michael Uhl was co-founder of the Safe Return Amnesty Committee and the GI and veteran advocacy organization, Citizen Soldier. An independent scholar, his articles and reviews have appeared in The Nation and The Boston Globe. He lives in Walpole, Maine. Klappentext In this vividly honest memoir, author Michael Uhl details his experiences in Vietnam as first lieutenant of a counterintelligence team attached to the 11th Infantry. Referencing his personal journal and wartime correspondence with friends and family, the author relives the most shocking events that he witnessed during his military service, including the abuse and torture of several Vietnamese civilians. In Part Two, the author outlines his years as an activist with the veterans' movement against the Vietnam War. Zusammenfassung A memoir of Michael Uhl that details his experiences in Vietnam as first lieutenant of a counterintelligence team attached to the 11th Infantry. Referencing his personal journal and wartime correspondence with friends and family! he relives the shocking events that he witnessed during his military service. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Book OneI. Days of Slumber II. Days of Wakening III. Days of War (1) IV. Days of War (2) Book TwoV. Days of Reckoning1. Days of Reckoning 2. Tod & Jeremy1253. The Commissions 4. How I Grew5. The Commissions (bis...)1356. A Grand Tour1437. Antiwar Vets8. The CCI-VVAW Split 9. Organizing the National Veterans' Inquiry 10. Skirmishing in Washington: 1971 11. Nuremberg, USA 12. On Top Down Under 13. A Personality Abroad 14. In D.C. and Working Congress15. Mopping Up 16. A Farewell to War Crimes Chapter Notes BibliographyIndex
