| Description |
x, 285 pages ; 26 cm |
| Summary |
""Goes behind the scenes of political power and industry into the debate about the use of Agent Orange and its potential side effects, as veterans seek justice in the court of law and public opinion. Unprecedented in its access to legal, medical, and government documentation, and the testimonies of veterans"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 267) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword (starting p. ix) -- Introduction: One Statistic (starting p. 1) -- 1. Techniques and Gadgets (starting p. 15) -- 2. Trail Dust (starting p. 25) -- 3. The Single Solution (starting p. 33) -- 4. "We Didn't Have Any Information That It Was Safe" (starting p. 40) -- 5. The Chemical Corps and Dioxin, Part 1 (starting p. 45) -- 6. Ranch Hand (starting p. 52) -- 7. Good Citizens (starting p. 58) -- 8. The Chemical Corps and Dioxin, Part 2 (starting p. 69) -- 9. The Rise and Fall of Ranch Hand (starting p. 77) -- 10. Medicine from the Sky (starting p. 85) -- 11. "There Is No Immediate Cause for Alarm" (starting p. 95) -- 12. Activist Science (starting p. 102) -- 13. Bionetics (starting p. 109) -- 14. The End of Trail Dust (starting p. 120) -- 15. Guinea Pigs (starting p. 129) -- 16. Two and a Half Million Plaintiffs (starting p. 142) -- 17. Politics and Epidemiology (starting p. 152) -- 18. The Management Committee (starting p. 162) -- 19. "People Lost Track of What Was True": The Agent Orange Research, Part 1 (starting p. 178) -- 20. Validation: The Agent Orange Research, Part 2 (starting p. 188) -- 21. The Light at the End of the Tunnel: The Agent Orange Research, Part 3 (starting p. 204) -- 22. The Ongoing Cost of War (starting p. 219) -- Epilogue: One Story (starting p. 227) -- Glossary (starting p. 229) -- Appendix A (starting p. 231) -- Appendix B (starting p. 233) -- Notes (starting p. 235) -- Bibliography (starting p. 267) -- Index (starting p. 269) |
| Subject |
United States. Veterans Administration.
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United States. Veterans Administration. (OCoLC)fst00558176
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Operation Ranch Hand (1962-1971) (OCoLC)fst01430927
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) (OCoLC)fst01431664
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Agent Orange -- Health aspects.
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Agent Orange -- War use.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Chemical warfare.
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Agent Orange -- Toxicology.
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Agent Orange -- Health aspects -- Research -- United States.
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Veterans -- Diseases -- Research -- United States.
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Operation Ranch Hand, 1962-1971.
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Veterans -- Diseases -- United States.
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Chemical Warfare. (DNLM)D002618
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Defoliants, Chemical -- toxicity.
(DNLM)D003678Q000633
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Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins -- toxicity.
(DNLM)D000072317Q000633
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United States Government Agencies. (DNLM)D037041
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Veterans Health. (DNLM)D058014
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Vietnam Conflict. (DNLM)D047829
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United States. (DNLM)D014481
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HISTORY -- Military -- Vietnam War.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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Agent Orange -- Health aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00800208
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Agent Orange -- Toxicology.
(OCoLC)fst00800212
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Agent Orange -- War use.
(OCoLC)fst00800213
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Chemical warfare. (OCoLC)fst00853231
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Veterans -- Diseases.
(OCoLC)fst01165718
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Veterans -- Diseases -- Research.
(OCoLC)fst01165720
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1961-1975
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| ISBN |
9780826519627 (hardback) |
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0826519628 (hardback) |
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9780826519641 (e-book) |
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0826519644 |
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9780826519641 |
