Kill Anything That Moves

The Real American War in Vietnam

De: Nick Turse

Narrado por: Don Lee

Americans have long been taught that events such as the notorious My Lai massacre were "isolated incidents" in the Vietnam War, carried out by a few "bad apples." However, as award-winning journalist and historian Nick Turse demonstrates in this pioneering investigation, violence against Vietnamese civilians was not at all exceptional. Rather, it was pervasive and systematic, the predictable consequence of official orders to "kill anything that moves."

Drawing on a decade of research into secret Pentagon files and extensive interviews with American veterans and Vietnamese survivors, Turse reveals the policies and actions that resulted in millions of innocent civilians killed and wounded. He lays out in shocking detail the workings of a military machine that made crimes all but inevitable.

Kill Anything That Moves finally brings us face-to-face with the truth of a war that haunts America to this day.

©2013 Nick Turse. Recorded by arrangement with Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company, LLC. All rights reserved. (P)2013 HighBridge Company.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A powerful case.... With superb narrative skill, he spotlights a troubling question: Why, with all the evidence collected by the military at the time of the war, were atrocities not prosecuted?" ( Washington Post)

"A comprehensive picture, written with mastery and dignity, of what American forces actually were doing in Vietnam. A convincing, inescapable portrait of this war - a portrait that, as an American, you do not wish to see; that, having seen, you wish you could forget, but that you should not forget." ( The Nation)

"Nick Turse's explosive, groundbreaking reporting uncovers the horrifying truth." ( Vanity Fair)

A Must Read

This is a very important work regarding Vietnam. The detail and effort that he put into this book is appreciated. I can’t say that it’s a fun or happy read but please get this book.

Great 👍🏾 book

I liked the detail, inside information, and the personal struggles of those who tried to expose the massacres. I liked the description of the people in the book and the capability of the firepower and ammunition at the time. a very good book indeed

Horrific

I didn’t think I could have the United States more than I did before reading about these atrocities. Important read.

when someone asks why i'm anti war...

...this book is merely one of the many i'll show them.

cute little blooper halfway thru chapter 4 lol. decent narrator otherwise.

very difficult read but very important to face and accept, as well as understand actions like these are not constrained to only the Vietnam war. I'd like to say it's unbelievable but it really isn't. Just sad and beyond horrific and gut wrenching. Hard stuff to listen to but it's vital to know what is done to innocent people in the name of American empire.

Worthwhile for those who interested in Vietnam War

A lot of info for fellow historical nerds.

Not sure I'd take this as the final word on Vietnam but I feel it's likely a valuable component of understanding Vietnam and worth listening to to give a different perspective from other voices and authors and memoirs on Vietnam.