Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam

Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam

Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam

Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam

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Overview

Scorched Earth is the first book to chronicle the effects of chemical warfare on the Vietnamese people and their environment, where, even today, more than 3 million people—including 500,000 children—are sick and dying from birth defects, cancer, and other illnesses that can be directly traced to Agent Orange/dioxin exposure. Weaving first-person accounts with original research, Vietnam War scholar Fred A. Wilcox examines long-term consequences for future generations, laying bare the ongoing monumental tragedy in Vietnam, and calls for the United States government to finally admit its role in chemical warfare in Vietnam. Wilcox also warns readers that unless we stop poisoning our air, food, and water supplies, the cancer epidemic in the United States and other countries will only worsen, and he urgently demands the chemical manufacturers of Agent Orange to compensate the victims of their greed and to stop using the Earth’s rivers, lakes, and oceans as toxic waste dumps. Vietnam has chosen August 10—the day that the US began spraying Agent Orange on Vietnam—as Agent Orange Day, to commemorate all its citizens who were affected by the deadly chemical. Scorched Earth will be released upon the third anniversary of this day, in honor of all those whose families have suffered, and continue to suffer, from this tragedy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781609803407
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Publication date: 09/13/2011
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

FRED A. WILCOX is 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction I

Chapter I Ecocide 9

Chapter 2 Transformations 25

Chapter 3 Promises 41

Chapter 4 Sprayed and Betrayed 63

Chapter 5 A Lucky Man 73

Chapter 6 Generations 79

Chapter 7 Jurisprudence 85

Chapter 8 The Last Family 105

Chapter 9 The Realm 113

Chapter 10 Free Fire Zone 133

Chapter 11 Chemical Children 145

Chapter 12 Evidence Room 155

Chapter 13 Letters Don't Lie 165

Appendices

I Selection from "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation: Memorandum, Order and Judgment 187

2 Vietnamese Studies on Agent Orange/Dioxin 193

3 VA: Veterans'Diseases Associated with Agent Orange Exposure 197

4 Agent Orange: Important Dates 201

Acknowledgments 205

Notes 207

Bibliography 213

Index 217

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