Table of Contents

1 Ketchup and Water, 2 The Doomed Platoon, 3 Seals and River Rats, 4 A Maimed Generation, 5 Dying Down Under, 6 Stonewall, 7 When You Can't Sue the Government That Kills You, 8 Casualty Report, 9 Humans, Rats, and Lesser Beings, 10 The Vietnamization of America, 11 Vietnam Veterams Are America's Future

About the Author

FRED A. WILCOXis a veteran's advocate, environmentalist, and scholar of the Vietnam War. His book, Waiting for an Army to Die- The Tragedy of Agent Orange, helped break the story of the effects of chemical warfare on US veterans who had served in Vietnam. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his scholarship, including the Chapel of the Four Chaplains Humanitarian Award, which was presented to him on two occasions by the Vientma Veterans of America. Wilcox lives in Ithaca, New York.

Reviews

"My bible on the issue of Agent Orange." —Tom Hayden

"This is a sad and frightening book, and it should not be disregarded." —Tracy Kidder, author of The Soul of a New Machine and Mountains Beyond Mountains

"It is impossible to read this book without feeling outrage and despair, for the story of Agent Orange is a tragedy that affects not only Vietnam veterans, but all Americans and their offspring." —The Saturday Review