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Napalm : an American biography / Robert M. Neer
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: | Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press, 2013 |
| Umfang: | VIII, 310 S. : Ill., graph. Darst. ; 24 cm |
| Online Ausgabe: | Online-Ausg.:
Neer, Robert M., 1964 - : Napalm. - Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : The Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press, 2013. - VIII, 310 S.
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| ISBN: | 9780674073012 0674073010 9780674075450 0674075455 |
| Anmerkungen: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
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| Mehr zum Titel: | Prologue -- 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 -- Law catches fire -- The third protocol -- Judgment day -- The weapon that dare not speak its name -- Epilogue: the whole world is watching. |
| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |