Vietnam awakening : my journey from combat to the Citizens' Commission of Inquiry on U.S. War Crimes in Vietnam /

Vietnam awakening : my journey from combat to the Citizens' Commission of Inquiry on U.S. War Crimes in Vietnam /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Uhl, Michael, 1944-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2007.
Description:	viii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Uhl, Michael, -- 1944- Uhl, Michael, -- 1944- Vietnam War (1961-1975) Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Atrocities. Atrocities. Protest movements. United States. Personal narratives -- American.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6661098

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ISBN:	9780786430741 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0786430745 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-250) and index.
Summary:	"In this vividly honest memoir, Uhl details his experiences in Vietnam as first lieutenant of a counterintelligence team attached to the 11th Infantry. He relives the shocking events witnessed during his enlistment, including the abuse and torture of Vietnamese civilians. In part two, he outlines his years as an activist with the anti-Vietnam War veterans' movement"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Preface
Book 1.
I. Days of Slumber
II. Days of Wakening
III. Days of War (1)
IV. Days of War (2)
Book 2.
V. Days of Reckoning
1. Days of Reckoning
2. Tod & Jeremy
3. The Commissions
4. How I Grew
5. The Commissions (bis...)
6. A Grand Tour
7. Antiwar Vets
8. 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 Congress
15. Mopping Up
16. A Farewell to War Crimes
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index