Kill anything that moves : the real American war in Vietnam / Nick Turse.
Based on classified documents and interviews, a controversial history of the Vietnam War argues that American acts of violence against millions of Vietnamese civilians were a pervasive and systematic part of the war.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780805086911
- ISBN: 0805086919
- Physical Description: 370 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2013.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-348) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- An Operation, Not an Aberration -- The Massacre at Trieu Ai -- A System of Suffering -- Overkill -- A litany of atrocities -- Unbounded misery -- The Bummer, the "Gook-Hunting" General, and the Butcher of the Delta -- Where Have All the War Crimes Gone? -- Wandering Ghosts.
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- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Atrocities.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Massacres > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
War crimes > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
Violence > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
Racism > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
Racism.
United States > Military policy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 959.704 TUR (Text) | 37810435121685 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | 959.7043 TUR (Text) | 39488900039985 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 959.7043 T (Text) | 31781050371960 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 959.704 T (Text) | 0112519340932 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | 959.704 TUR (Text) | 900000000200742 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | 959.704 Tur (Text) | 33630004702002 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Lee County Main Library | 959.704T (Text) | 33262003213706 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leland Library | 959.7043 TUR (Text) | 31423621191755 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Marianna Black Library | 959.704 T (Text) | 39493107012140 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | 959.7 TURSE (Text) | 42756201694590 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Based on classified documents and interviews, a controversial history of the Vietnam War argues that American acts of violence against millions of Vietnamese civilians were a pervasive and systematic part of the war.
