Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: The Road to My Lai
America's Longest War
The Ground War in Quang Ngai
Charlie Company
The My Lai Massacre
Aftermath
1. The Official Story
1. Jay A. Roberts, Press Release, March 1968
2. Frank A. Barker Jr., Combat Action Report, March 28, 1968
3. William Westmoreland, Testimony before Congressional Committee, 1970
2. The Official Rules of Modern Warfare
4. William Westmoreland, Testimony before Congressional Committee, 1970
5. Wallet Cards
Training in the Rules of Land Warfare 6. Herbert L. Carter, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
7. Peers Commission, Training of 11th Brigade, 1970
3. Experience in War: December 1967 to March 14, 1968
8. Peers Commission, Military Situation in Quang Ngai Province, 1970
9. Michael Bernhardt, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
10. William L. Calley, Combat Experience before My Lai, 1970
11. Jay A. Roberts, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
4. The Briefings: March 15, 1968
12. Peers Commission, Pre-Operation Briefings, 1970
13. Eugene Kotouc, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
14. Ernest L. Medina, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
15. Max D. Hutson, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
16. Gregory T. Olsen, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
17. Harry Stanley, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
18. Ronald L. Haeberle, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
19. Herbert L. Carter, Testimony to the U. S. Army CID, 1969
20. Robert W. T'Souvas, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
21. Thomas R. Partsch, Journal Entry, March 15, 1968
22. Robert E. Maples, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
23. Nguyen Dinh Phu, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
24. Michael Terry, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
25. Dennis Conti, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
5. The Assault on My Lai
26. Dennis Conti, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
27. Herbert L. Carter, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
28. Michael Terry, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
29. Robert E. Maples, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
30. Larry Polston, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
31. Varnado Simpson, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
32. Hugh Thompson Jr., Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
33. Ernest L. Medina, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1969
34. Nguyen Hieu, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
35. Nguyen Bat, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
36. Summary of Rapes, 1970
37. Do Vien, Testimony to U.S. Army CID, 1970
38. William L. Calley, Testimony at Court-Martial, 1970
6. The Cover-Up
39. Hugh Thompson Jr., Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
40. Carl Crestwell, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
41. Ernest L. Medina, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
Testimony from Charlie Company
42. Michael Bernhardt, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
43. Dennis Conti, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
44. Herbert L. Carter, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
45. Oran K. Henderson, Report of Investigation, April 24, 1968
46. Oran K. Henderson, Statement to Peers Commission, April 24, 1968
47. Vietcong Leaflet, 1968
48. National Liberation Front Committee Notice, March 28, 1968
49. Summary of Son My Chief's Letter, April 11, 1968
50. Tran Ngoc Tan, Report to Quang Ngai Province Chief, March 28, 1968
51. Thomas R. Partsch, Journal Entries, March 16-18, 1968
52. Brian Livingston, Letters Home, March 16 and 19, 1968
53. Samuel Koster, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
7. Exposure and Investigation
54. Ronald Ridenhour, Letter to Military and Political Leaders, March 29, 1969
55. William Wilson, "I Had Prayed to God That This Thing Was Fiction," 1990
Newspaper Accounts 56. Robert M. Smith, Officer Kept in Army in Inquiry Into Killing of Vietnam Civilians, November 13, 1969
57. E. W. Kenworthy, Resor Called to Testify About Alleged Massacre, November 26, 1969
58. Fred Graham, Army Lawyers Seek Way To Bring Ex-G.I.'s to Trial, November 26, 1969
59. Photographs from Life
Magazine, 1969
Public Reaction 60. Notes and Comment, December 20, 1969
61. The Great Atrocity Hunt, December 16, 1969
8. Culpability
62. J. Anthony Lukas, Meadlo's Home Town Regards Him as Blameless, November 26, 1969
63. William L. Calley, Testimony at Court-Martial, 1970
64. Paul Meadlo, Testimony to Peers Commission, 1970
65. Lewis B. Puller Jr., From
Fortunate Son: The Autobiography of Lewis B. Puller Jr., 1991
66. Peter Steinfels, "Calley and the Public Conscience," April 12, 1971
67. Richard M. Nixon, From
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, 1978
68. William C. Westmoreland, From
A Soldier Reports, 1976
APPENDICES
Glossary
A My Lai Chronology (1967-1974)
Questions for Consideration
Suggested Readings
Maps
Index