Screen LibraryNapalm : an American biography /
Robert Neer has written the first history of napalm, from its inaugural test on the Harvard College soccer field, to a Marine Corps plan to attack Japan with millions of bats armed with tiny napalm time bombs, to the reflections of Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a girl who knew firsthand about its power and its...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Robert Neer has written the first history of napalm, from its inaugural test on the Harvard College soccer field, to a Marine Corps plan to attack Japan with millions of bats armed with tiny napalm time bombs, to the reflections of Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a girl who knew firsthand about its power and its morality. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 310 p., [30] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-300) and index. |
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9780674073012 (alk. paper) : 0674073010 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | UG447 |
| CLC: | E92-097.12 |
| Call Number: | E92-097.12/N381 |
| Contents: | Prologue: Trang Bang Village, South Vietnam -- Hero. Harvard's genius ; Anonymous research no. 4 ; American kamikazes: suicide bomber bats ; We'll fight mercilessly ; The American century -- Soldier. Freedom's furnace ; Vietnam syndrome ; Seeing is believing ; Indicted -- Pariah. Baby burners ; Trial of fire ; The third protocol ; Judgment day ; The weapon that dare not speak its name -- Epilogue: the whole world is watching. |