{"product_id":"after-my-lai-gary-w-bray-9780806140452","title":"After My Lai: My Year Commanding First Platoon, Charlie Company","description":"In the fall of 1969, Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre--the murder of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians--eighteen months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter My Lai\u003c\/i\u003e documents the war's horrific effects on both sides of the struggle. Bray presents the Vietnam conflict as the touchstone of a generation, telling how his feelings about being a soldier--a family tradition--were dramatically altered by the events he participated in and witnessed. He explains how young men, angered by the deaths of comrades and with no release for their frustration, can sometimes cross the line of legal and ethical behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBray's account differs from many Vietnam memoirs in his vivid descriptions of platoon-level tactical operations. As he builds suspense in moment-by-moment depictions of men plunging into jungle gloom and tragedy, he demonstrates that what led to My Lai is easier to comprehend once you've walked the booby-trapped ground yourself. An intensely personal story, gracefully rendered yet brutally honest, \u003ci\u003eAfter My Lai\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how warfare changes you forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary W. Bray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806140453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806140452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/17\/2009","brand":"Gary W. Bray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980559155455,"sku":"9780806140452","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aef0c6e5-fe62-4830-9107-d527e45a5aba.jpg?v=1683250593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-my-lai-gary-w-bray-9780806140452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}