Voices from the Plain of Jars: Life under an Air War (New Perspectives in Se Asian Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (501 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 029929224X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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No American should be able to read this book without weeping at his country's arrogance."—Anthony Lewis, New York Times. "A classic
Fred Branfman, an educational advisor living in Laos at the time, interviewed over 1,000 Laotian survivors. In this expanded edition, Branfman follows the story forward in time, describing the hardships that Laotians faced after the war when they returned to find their farm fields littered with cluster munitions—explosives that continue to maim and kill today.. Two million tons of bombs were dropped on one million people. Shocked by what he heard and saw, he urged them to record their experiences in essays, poems, and pictures. Voices from the Plain of Jars was the result of that effort. When first published in 1972, this book was instrumental in exposing the bombin
Amazon Customer said A must read for all Americans. An inside view of one of our country's most shameful incidents, and we have had plenty of them. Branfman was in the right place at the wrong time, and he shows the suffering of the ordinary people who lived through it with him.. Mimi said Real. Besides the background this book gives -- the terrible destruction our country wrought on this country -- it is very moving to hear and see (the drawings) of the people who actually suffered through this terror, an ongoing terror as unexplored ordinance continues to maim and kill.. Sheabody Butter said Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War. When Fred Branfman died at age 7"Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War" according to Sheabody Butter. When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 201Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War Sheabody Butter When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 2014, he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. , he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 197Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 201Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War Sheabody Butter When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 2014, he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. , he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. ). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. in September "Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War" according to Sheabody Butter. When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 201Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War Sheabody Butter When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 2014, he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. , he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 197Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 201Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War Sheabody Butter When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 2014, he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. , he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. ). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. 01Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War Sheabody Butter When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 2014, he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. , he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 197Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 201Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War Sheabody Butter When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 2014, he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. , he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. ). The US Air Force dropped "Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War" according to Sheabody Butter. When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 201Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War Sheabody Butter When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 2014, he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. , he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 197Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 201Rare and remarkable book on US secret bombing of Laos during Vietnam War Sheabody Butter When Fred Branfman died at age 72 in September 2014, he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. , he was hailed as the American journalist who exposed to the world the secret US bombing of Laos (1965 to 1973). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. ). The US Air Force dropped 2.1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie. .1 tons of bombs on Laos, roughly one-third of 6.7 million tons dropped in all of Southeast Asia (North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).Branfman arrived in Laos in 1967 to work as an educational adviser for the International Voluntary Services (IVS). He lived in a Lao village 6.8 miles outside Vie