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My Lai: An Account
by Douglas Linder(c) 1999
The My Lai courts-martial are the stories of two tragedies growing out of American involvement in Viet Nam.  One was the massacre by United States soldiers of as many as 500 unarmed civilians-- old men, women, children--in My Lai on the morning of March 16, 1968.  The other was the cover-up of that massacre.... (CONT.) .
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Selected Articles:
My Lai: An American Tragedy by William George Eckhardt (2000)
Lawyering for Uncle Sam When He Draws His Sword by William George Eckhardt
Video Story: William Eckhardt comments on Calley's apology (2009)
 (William Eckhardt, former chief prosecutor in the My Lai cases (ground action), is a professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.)  He can be reached by phone at 816-235-2377 or email at eckhardtw@umkc.edu