Waiting For An Army to Die
The Tragedy of Agent Orange
- Paperback
220 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2011
Summary
“I died in Vietnam, but I didn’t even know it,” said a young Vietnam vet on the Today Show one morning in 1978, shocking viewers across the country. Waiting for an Army to Die- The Tragedy of Agent Orange-the first book ever written on the effects of Agent Orange-tells this young vet’s story and that of hundreds of thousands of other former American servicemen. During the war, the US sprayed an estimated 12 million gallons of Agent Orange on Vietnam, in order to defoliate close to 5 million a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781609801366 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1609801369 |
| Author: | Fred A. Wilcox |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 220 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 247g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“My bible on the issue of Agent Orange.” —Tom Hayden“This is a sad and frightening book, and it should not be disregarded.” —Tracy Kidder, author of The Soul of a New Machine and Mountains Beyond Mountains “It is impossible to read this book without feeling outrage and despair, for the story of Agent Orange is a tragedy that affects not only Vietnam veterans, but all Americans and their offspring.” —The Saturday Review
About The Author
Fred A. Wilcox
FRED A. WILCOXis a veteran’s advocate, environmentalist, and scholar of the Vietnam War. His book, Waiting for an Army to Die- The Tragedy of Agent Orange, helped break the story of the effects of chemical warfare on US veterans who had served in Vietnam. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his scholarship, including the Chapel of the Four Chaplains Humanitarian Award, which was presented to him on two occasions by the Vientma Veterans of America. Wilcox lives in Ithaca, New York.
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