Paper Soldiers
The American Press and the Vietnam War
272 pages, 2 maps 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
©
1993, 1995
Paper $22.00
ISBN: 9780226917955
Published March 1995
Preface Ch. 1: A Different Kind of World: The Cold War and Secret Government Ch. 2: Managing the News: The Press, Public Information, and Foreign Policy in the Kennedy Years Ch. 3: Dramatize the Truth: Coverage of Vietnam, 1955-60 Ch. 4: In Country: The Press Comes to Vietnam, 1961-62 Ch. 5: "Let Them Burn": The Buddhist Crisis of 1963 Ch. 6: "Get on the Team": The End of Diem Ch. 7: "I Don't Know": Explaining the War, 1964-67 Ch. 8: "Fighting in the Open": Sources and the Story, 1964-67 Ch. 9: "Buddha Will Understand": The Crisis of Confidence, 1967-68 Ch. 10: No More Bodies: Turning Away from Vietnam, 1969-75 Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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