PEERS, USA (RET.), LT. GEN. W. R. — The My Lai Inquiry

New York: The Notable Trials Library, 1993. Quarter Leather. A deluxe facsimile edition presenting the text of an inquiry into the atrocities committed by American troops at My Lai, South Viet Nam on March 16, 1968. Known as the "My Lai Massacre," the troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in what the author Lt. Gen. W. R. Peers, USA (ret.) described as ".a black mark in the annals of American military history.Failures occurred at every level within the chain of command." An entry in the Notable Trials Library series. This facsimile of the original 1979 W. W. Norton edition includes an introduction by series chairman Alan M. Dershowitz, along with a section of plates bearing black & white photos and a number of maps. --- In brown cloth backed in reddish-brown bonded leather, with fancy decorations in gilt to covers & spine, titling in gilt to spine, with four raised spine bands and sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. AEG (all edges gilt), with attractive faux marbled endpapers. --- An about-Fine copy: bright, newish and lacking damages. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [6], xii, 306, [2] pages. As New with no dust jacket .